20 Top Surnames in Italy. According to an article in http://italian.about.com/od/italianculture/a/aa111704a.htm, written by Michael San Filippo, the top 20 surnames in Italy appear below. I have also included the meaning for each as well as alternate spellings. Russo and Rossi seem to be the most common.
Heat the lead until it melts. Turn on your heat source and adjust the heat to its highest setting, if applicable. Apply the heat as directly to the lead as possible. Lead melts at a temperature of 328 degrees Celsius (621 degrees Fahrenheit), so it will take time to melt a large amount of lead. Since most lead you use will not be pure, you will have impurities ('dross') float to the top.
Antimonial lead with 2%+ Arsenic for base and pure lead with 1% Tin for the point might do it well with the heat/no quench treatment But really the color between linotype/pure is easily visible with heat/quench treatment to bring up the flashy surface color of linotype.'d still like to get an idea of the possibility of there being any kind of dye or other substance I can safely add to my molten lead that would give me the incidental effect of changing the color of my alloy when it becomes solidified.