Vintage Lathe Turned Solid Mahogany Circular Pattern Foundry Casting Mold

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Vintage Lathe Turned Solid Mahogany Circular Pattern Foundry Casting Mold
Really neat wood pattern.
Dimnsions: 9 1/2" in diameter, 3" thick . Center opening  is 3 1/2" at the top, tapering down 3 1/8/8",  it has a ridge in the center.
Recessed areas on the one sound were cut by machine and then  hand finished.
Weighs about 2 1/2  pounds.
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.
This will make a great wall decoration if you love industrial related items!
Decorate your shop or man cave.
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