The internet's only forum dedicated to vintage steel kitchen cabinets from 1945-1965 -- the #1 go-to site for all buyers and sellers. And new -- a section where Retro Renovation readers can buy and sell other vintage items.

I am interested in knowing the exact combination of metals and other things in the lead alloy used in the surfacing process. Anybody know?

117 alloy used for blocking is a Eutectic Fusible Alloy and its primary component is Bismuth. (The price has gone up, up, up over the past 18 months)

Fusible Alloys include a group of binary, ternary, quaternary, and quinary alloys containing Bismuth, lead, tin, cadmium and indium. The term fusible alloy refers to any of the more than 100 white-metal alloys that melt at relatively low temperatures.

Bismuth 44.7%
Lead 22.6%
Tin 8.3%
Cadmium 5.3%
Indium 19.1%
Tin Anodes