Early 20th c. Wooden Wheel Foundry Mold c.1900 Flags California USA 1904

California USA 1904

This piece has retained its original finish and has the appropriate finish for the age and use

traditional profession

The case comes with the original key which has a tag attached with France's name also

wax models are no longer used and this is most particularly the case for wax anatomical models which used to be the pride of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century natural history cabinets and medical museums

Early 20th c. Wooden Wheel Foundry Mold c.1900 Flags California USA 1904ABOUT An original wooden foundry mold used to make wheels with a metal identification tag. This piece has retained its original finish with minimal structural damage. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1900 MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 13 in. W 13 in. D 9. 5 in. HISTORY Foundry molds are wooden tools, carved out or built up to creative negative space, which in turn is used to make