I would like to purchase litharge (lead monoxide) at retail in
quantities of
5 to 10 pounds approximately. Note to researchers: I have already
searched Google without success. I need a source in U.S. which is not
a huge tonnage supplier and willing to sell to a private person.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 19 Feb 2003 13:24 PST

knowitall22,

At this point, your question remains officially unanswered, since I
posted my previous research as a comment. Would you like for me to
locate a few more sources where you might purchase small quantities of
litharge, and post the results as an answer?

~pinkfreud

My quest for litharge in small quantities has turned up several
sources for you. As I mentioned in an earlier comment, litharge is
available from these two sites:

1 pound for $14.95 (see item ZZ65): 
 
Skylighter
http://www.skylighter.com/mall/misc_chemicals.asp 
 
1 pound for $16.00: 
 
Studio Products
http://studioproducts.com/artsupplies/artistsproducts/Pure_Litharge_5B1lb_tin5D.html

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Here are some additional sources:

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125 grams for $13.83:

Brainerd Chemical
http://www.brainerdchemical.com/Catalog_results.asp?search=lead+oxide

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1 pound for $13.18: 

Chemistry Works
http://members.tripod.com/~bc05/chemical_index.html

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1 pound for $15.00:

Al-Chymist 
http://www.al-chymist.com/Catalog/chemicals.html

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2.5 kilograms for $73.66:
 
Lab Chem Online
http://www.labchemonline.com/catalog/k_l.htm

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Search terms used in locating this information:

litharge
lead monoxide
lead oxide
lead protoxide
plumbous oxide
PbO
lb
pound
pounds
gm
grams
kg
kilogram
kilograms

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I hope this is helpful. If anything I've said is unclear or
incomplete, or if any of the links do not function, please request
clarification before rating my answer, and I'll gladly offer further
assistance.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

This site offers 1 pound of Litharge for $14.95 (see item ZZ65):

http://www.skylighter.com/mall/misc_chemicals.asp

Here's another site selling Litharge in 1 pound quantities, for $16.00:

http://studioproducts.com/artsupplies/artistsproducts/Pure_Litharge_5B1lb_tin5D.html

pinkfreud provided the answer I needed, thanks. ericynot, your sources
were for extremely expensive, chemically pure litharge...can't use
that, but thanks for your effort.

I accept pinkfreud-ga comment of 12 Feb 2003 14:45 PST as an answer.

pinkfreud: Yes, post any further info as an answer.
Thanks,
knowitall-22