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ladan2189 t1_jcpnhgs wrote

I bet it was a pound or two Sterling of paint, not a pound in weight.

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rapiertwit t1_jcppjxh wrote

At that time that would have been a shitload of paint.

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jableshables OP t1_jcr7sbk wrote

I have to think 1/120th of a famous taxidermied raven could buy you more than an imperial pound of lead paint back then, yeah

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baphometromance t1_jcqddf8 wrote

I don't have a great understanding of exactly how much lead was in paint back then, but considering its density as an element, a pound or two is well within reason, if there was enough of it in the paint

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