Moulder, moulding shop, Dunipace Foundry
Maker
Robert Gibson
Production date
1978
Description
View of a moulder hand-finishing a mould.
Text on original print - "Moulding shop. Finishing a mould by hand".
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Object detail
A hollow casting needed a core inside the mould so that the space would not fill with molten iron. Cores were made from moulding sand in two halves which were then glued together and baked in a stove. It was often women's work.
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