Old Round Solid Mahogany Lathe Turned Pattern Foundry Mold solid center 11 3/8"

Description

Old Round Solid Mahogany Lathe Turned Pattern Foundry Mold solid center 11 3/8"
Aluminum number code, job 9178
Dimensions: 11  " in diameter, 5 11/2" tall. Edge attached piece sticks out about 1".
Solid center, great base for mounting  something on 5 3/4" disc on bottom rests flat on surface.
Heavy pattern, weighs 8 pounds. Has some white parting film residue from foundry(wipes off with water)
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 Mahogany wood, painted red, has aluminum numbers and letters fixed on the pattern for identification.
See my other wood pattern molds I am offering!
Overall  very nice condition.
Decorate your shop or man cave.
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Old
& Original