Vintage Herter's Waseca Gunpowder scale / reloading Wood pattern Foundry Mold

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Vintage Herter's Waseca Gunpowder scale / reloading Wood pattern Foundry Mold
My fathers' business made  molds for Herter's Sporting Goods company
for both gunpowder scales and reloading equipment, not sure exactly what this one  was for.
Really neat wood patterns made of solid mahogany.
5" by 4 3/4" by 2" at the highest.
Overall nice condition.
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.
Solid mahogany, painted red.
See my other wood pattern molds I am offering!
This will make a great wall decoration if you love industrial related items!
Decorate your shop or man cave.
Please email with any specific questions prior to buying.