Moulding shop, Carron Iron Works

Maker
A C Brown
Production date
Post 1900
 Description
View of the moulding shop. Moulds have been prepared for casting. On the left is a pile of moulding sand and two hand held ladles. They have a single shank on one side and a double one on the other. There are two travelling cranes.
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Maker
Production date
Post 1900
Subject person
Subject place
Carron Iron Works/Stenhouse Rd/Stenhousemuir/Larbert area
Subject notes
Moulds were made in two halves. Sand was rammed round the mould in the moulding box. The moulds were then removed and the two halves of the moulding box fitted together using snugs and pins. Molten iron was then poured into the moulding box.

The ladles were used for carrying the molten iron to the moulding boxes. They were carried by pairs of workmen known as 'neebours'. It has been said that, as they always held the same handles, some developed a stoop to the side over the years.
Accession number
P00434

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