What is a shot tower? A shot tower is built of brick or stone. It can be 75 to 160 feet tall. Lead is heated until it is molten. It is dropped through a copper sieve high in the tower. The molten lead forms tiny spherical balls as it falls. The balls fall into a water filled basin. After they cool they are checked for roundness. If they are out of round they are re-melted. The balls are sorted by size. And there we have shot for use in firearms.
The link we have is for a miniature shot tower made of glass. It sold at auction in 2008. We were discussing the old days with dealer friends about the most unusual item we have ever owned and sold. They mentioned that they had bought and sold a glass shot tower many years ago. We could only find one link for the a glass shot tower on line and here it is. http://www.soldusa.com/rainworx/detail.asp?id=13969&bigpic=0#img
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