Salvaged Foundry Patterns or Moulds (No's 1 to 3) for Shop, Retail and Home Display

These richly coloured, three-dimensional salvaged British foundry moulds (No's 1 to 3) make great wall hangings and interior display pieces for shops, retail and the home.

Part of a unique collection of foundry castings and patterns exclusive to Warehouse701. Reclaimed from a long established iron works in Stroud, Gloucestershire now sadly closed. A unique opportunity to acquire items of Great British manufacturing that are part of our future national heritage. The highest quality patterns expertly crafted that have helped forge tens of thousands of industrial and creative pieces over time.

Patterns are master replicas of items to be moulded in cast iron, aluminium and brass etc. Pattern making is a highly skilled profession, learned through traditional apprenticeships and years of experience. Often made from wood, single or paired patterns are pressed into metal boxes of special sand to make exact impressions. The patterns are then removed and the two halves (boxes) of the mould are sealed together and liquid iron, steel, aluminium or bronze is poured in and allowed to cool and solidify. The mould is then broken apart, the sand discarded and the casting retrieved. Castings are typically trimmed of excess material, cleaned, machined and finished by buffing and polishing. Metal casting is an ancient skill with the oldest known casting of a copper frog dating to 3,200 years BC.

This listing is for Patterns No. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b These were originally matched pairs but are for sale individually.

Pattern 1a: 40.5cm(W) x 73cm(H) x 9cm(D)   £75

Pattern 1b: 40.5cm(W) x 73cm(H) x 6cm(D)   £75

Pattern 2a: 38cm(W) x 70.5cm(H) x 9cm(D)   £75

Pattern 2b: 38cm(W) x 71cm(H) x 6cm(D)   £75

Pattern 3a: 39cm(W) x 60.5cm(H) x 7cm(D)   £75

Pattern 3b: 39cm(W) x 61cm(H) x 10cm(D)   £75