Old Foundry Rigged Wood Pattern Match plate IBM components Casting Mold

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Old Foundry Rigged Wood Pattern Match plate IBM components Casting Mold
Match plate overall: 21 7/8" by 14"
IBM components are 8 1/2" by 2 1/2" by 1 5/8" tall. There are two of them on the one side, they are gated for metal pouring.
Cylinders on opposite side are 1 7/8" at the top in diameter, 2 1/2" tall.
Specifically, I do not know what  this was for, my father does npot remember and there are no records for it, I am guessing computer infrastructure parts.
Today, there are almost no molds made anymore from wood.  They are either made from plastic stock or metal.
This mold  is from an age of days gone by, where most patterns were made from wood.
Pattern making is a  highly skilled trade that required a lot of handwork years ago, now most everything is made with CAD CAM machines.   Pattern making required often working within 5/1000ths of an inch, and was one of the highest paid trades.
My father is winding down his 50 year pattern industry business, and this came from his pattern archives.
This was the original wood mold, my fathers' business was subcontracted by a  foundry to make this original mold.
Made from solid sugar pine, painted red.   My fathers' shop either painted all red, or left natural wood .
It has stamped  numerals into the pattern for identification purposes.
I packed this at the shop, it came out of  storage, I wiped it off but it is  still a little  dirty,  I am mentioning this so that you do not open them up somewhere that you would not want dirty items on.
See my other wood pattern molds I am offering!
Overall  very nice condition.
This will make a great wall decoration if you love industrial related items!
Decorate your shop or man cave.
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