Vintage Wooden Industrial Valve Seat Foundry Mold

Description

Up for grabs, we have this old, wooden foundry mold from the early 1900's.....
Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal....
This one is pretty sweet, it measures 5" long and its not all beat up and worn down, it has a nice patina and its fully intact, it does have a small drill hole on the backside...
Old foundry molds from the Machine Age are a reminder of the nation’s industrial past, a large factor in shaping the culture of the Modern era in America, we are stoked to offer up a piece of history!