Lee Loader

In a post about the Lee Reloading Handbook First Edition, I wondered about the dipper Mr. Lee is using on the cover. It looks like an aluminum dipper with a plastic handle. Does anybody have anything like what is shown on his bench?

Yeah. I have one in each of my older shot shell loaders. At least the 12 and 20. They were for the shot though. Expanded and contracted for different shot amounts. I'll look at the dippers though...

Yep, the powder measure from my 16 Ga. loader has one of those. Wooden handle and aluminum measuring cup marked "16".

Here's an out of focus pic of it.

I have one similar only with a black handle and as stated it is for shotgun pellet loading. I also have one of the newer all plastic ones as well. Both work well and are adjustable.

Greetings
Similar dippers came with the 12 guage kit which I have one up in ILLinois that I use for small batches of 12 guage. Probably every crow I have downed has been loaded with that Lee 12 Guage Loader set I bought sometime after the pickle suit brigade turned me loose.
Mike in Peru

Thanks guys, good info. Old tools but still good tools!

Around 1967 I began my reloading career with a Lee Loader in 7X57 Mauser. Was loading for a 1916 Mauser rifle that had been sporterized with Williams peep sight and ramp front with patridge blade. My powder dipper was just like the one in the photo. Could be mistaken but I think I remember the handle being wood painted red.

Thanks Rgates and welcome to the forum.

LEE used to put numbers on their dippers and now they just put the dipper volume directly on the handle.
I buy a new set of dippers ever several years as new powders hit the market.
All you'd really need would be the cardboard slider but the darn things are so cheap I just buy the whole box of dippers with the slider card inside.
The legend relating how much of each specific powder a dipper will hold is available on the internet to be used directly or downloaded.
I haven't bought much reloading stuff in a few years cause of the increase in variety and quality of factory ammo.
A lot of die-hards I know (not a general statement so don't beat me up ) are trapped in the 60s and won't admit the factory ammo is as good or better than their roll-yer-own stuff.
They think their stuff is better but the target board at our club says otherwise........"musta been a gust of wind, can't be my ammo"........hear that a lot.
I'm an engineer and I don't by rule of nature and training ignore facts.

Ended up getting a sample in a two kit trade that I did with MuskratMike!
This dipper was part of the 32-20 Win Kit. The kit is really interesting in that the non-caliber specific information is printed on the card stock and then the caliber specific information was typed with a typewriter! Talk about labor intensive!
The dipper included with the kit is the "K" dipper. Wonder how many different dippers they had?
The dipper has an aluminum "can" attached to a wire rod with painted wood handle.