Really cool lead type — about 100 lbs worth - Help!!

Ok, I’m really not well versed at letterpress, etc. and have this quaint cabinet filled with lead type. All are beautiful, but I think very old. One of the “logos” in there was from a company that burned down in 1923 or something like that (?!). I bought it years ago at auction planning on doing something with it, but alas, three kids later this isn’t going to happen, unfortunately. I thought maybe someone here could / would give me guidance on the best way to put this to good use. There are several different fonts — some teeny, tiny and others about an inch long. Beautiful scrolls and borders, men and women dressed in old-timey clothing, etc. I love it and was actually thinking I could display some of the really neat ones, but thought I’d check here first. Anyhow, any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. The lead type alone weighs darn near 100 lbs.! I tried to upload a picture or two, but apparently they exceed the 512KB maximum. Have several if anyone would like to see them…

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