Vintage Neat Looking Natural Mahogany Tubular Pattern Foundry Casting Mold

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Vintage Neat Looking Natural Mahogany Tubular Pattern Foundry Casting Mold
Really neat  solid Mahogany wood pattern.
It has a metal arrow and word "in"    attached to the pattern.
Approx 8 1/2" ,  top to bottom,  6" deep" , 4 3/8" in diameter(round section) Round well area is  1 7/8" high
Notice the pie shaped sections on the smooth back side  where Vickers is written,  all different pieces of wood glued up for strength, side view also shows cross sections of multiple pieces of wood glued together.
There was a lot involved in making patterns like this.
This was a complicated pattern to make, with many  different surfaces.
Pattern weighs about 1 pound.
The light colored areas are fillets(they fill in joints so that when the mold is pulled from the pattern, it comes off easier and does not get stuck in the joints)
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.
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.
Please email with any specific questions prior to buying.
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& Original