Casting pattern: Core box for a hollow pillar
Date19th Century
Inventory Number2005-1-0157
ClassificationCasting Pattern
Subject
Maker
William Bond and Son
fl. 1793 - 1977
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Material
DescriptionTwo-part wood core box for a pillar casting. Box was originally aligned by four wood pins (one is now partly damaged). From Bond workshop.
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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.
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0158
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0159
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0160
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0154
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Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0092
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0055
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0116
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0117
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Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0036
William Bond and Son
Date: 19th Century
Object number: 2005-1-0061
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2005-1-0118