vintage antique wooden foundry sand casting pattern form, from Dempster

Description

Here we have a large foundry sandcasting pattern, from the Dempster foundry in Beatrice Nebraska.   I'm not sure what exactly the piece was - some kind of sprocket or something - but it was very large.   The outside pattern dimensions of the box without handles is about 24" square, by 7 or 8 inches thick.  The handles are 32" long (so they stick out 4" on the ends).  Despite the silvery color, the pattern is entirely wood - it's simply painted silver.  Very large, very unusual and interesting pattern.  Each half weighs 60 lbs. They'll each ship in their own crate, fedex, padded with styrofoam.    Weight 120 lbs (Before packaging)
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