Casting pattern: Pen unit carriage for chronograph
Date19th Century
Inventory Number2005-1-0054
ClassificationCasting Pattern
Subject
Maker
William Bond and Son
fl. 1793 - 1977
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Material
DescriptionWood casiting pattern of a pen unit carriage. Listed in the "Chronographs" section of the original Bond Pattern inventory (1988).
SignedIn red wax crayon (or similar): 1 Bond
FunctionBefore sand casting an instrument part from brass or other metal, a foundry pattern is made from wood or metal. The pattern is a replica of the part to be cast. The pattern is pressed into sand, creating a cavity into which the molten metal will be poured.
ProvenanceWilliam B. Osgood, gift to CHSI, 1959.
Historical AttributesThese foundry patterns came from the workshop of William Bond & Son. Some of the patterns are associated with astronomical regulators and instruments used at the Harvard College Observatory. These instruments are currently in the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0069
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Date: 19th Century
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0065
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0057
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0056
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0058
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0059
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0062
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0068
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0071
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0072
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0075