Vintage Solid Cherry Wood Hydraulic Pump Housing Housing Foundry Casting Mold

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Vintage Solid Cherry Wood Hydraulic Pump Housing Housing Foundry Casting Mold
Neat Hydraulic housing end  pattern made  from solid cherry wood.
Approx 7" by 7", 4 1/4 thick from protruding piece on one side to the other flat side.
You can see all of the  pie shaped sections, this one was glued up  with a  number of pieces of wood for strength and stability.
It has metal numerals/logo for identification purposes attached to the pattern.
Shows some wear from foundry use, white residue is mold release agent residue, used at foundry.
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.
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.
Guaranteed
Old
& Original
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