Posted 11 years ago
MattyG
(197 items)
Here is one of the forms from the green sand casting lot. It was made by the Lancaster Pattern Works in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A quick search and learned they are still in operation today under LPW Racing parts. This is the oldest of all the casting boxes in the lot and has very nice cast iron hinges Patented on November 14th, 1922 and have dovetailed corners. The latches come apart and the hinges allow you to open the box outward to not disturb the cast. I took around 12 photos from all angles and to get the best understanding of this piece more photos should be uploaded. I tried to collage them, but could only upload one collage, and CW rejected the others. I would love to know if since I own the plates now, do I own the right to manufacture the items on the mold and sell under my name now??
Wow, what a great story and knowledge base! Love it!!!
Thank you for your love Lee. I'm probably posting too much man stuff but I do have tons of jewelry that you will love. Been saving to give to that special gal : )
MattyG, I enjoy all your posts and appreciate learning! That special "Gal" would be blessed without you having to give any jewelry! She will be doubly blessed to have both in a lifetime :)
Love the casting boxes, so well made!
Thank you walksoftly, you probably know the most about thinks like this with your machinist, welding and manufacturing background
I've worked with wood & metal all my life, never had the chance to see sand casting done though. Someday maybe.
I do appreciate the work & craftsmanship they put into all these old pieces!
David
Thank for the love Mani. I'm calling it a night my friend, it's almost 1am here
Thanks for the love and good patent info Tony.
Thank you Sean, vetraio50, trunkman and petey
Haven't seen 1 of these since a kid. I liked to watch them pack the sand & put the halves together around the pattern etc. They made it look so easy. I tried myself & it's not so easy but another skill.
Thanks for the loves blunderbuss2 and Phil
MattyG, RE: #2. Take pics of the jewelry for us before you give to that "special gal". May not be long before you never see it again! LOL!
LOL, blunderbuss, I lost too much to my ex, so my grip is tight now and I always play the tapes forward before doing almost anything I do in life, possibly the reason I been alone for over 10 years now. I took a few pics today
MattyG, congratulations "My son, as you have become a man". Sounds like a wise man. The other head doesn't have a memory! You might want to delete this. I'm having too much fun, so it must be bad.
Thanks blunderbuss, I have intently listened and retained knowledge from wise men as yourself. I was told years ago to take the cotton out of my ears and put it in my mouth.
I like that MattyG! A wise man learns from others' mistakes, I fool learns from his own. We have a tropical storm passing & a friend asked if I had my dinghy secured. Told him I didn't know if she was secure, but she was in the bar. Time to drop & maybe delete. This could go, on & on & on!
Thanks for the loves Sean, lundy, and pw-collector
That's a lot of sh, - uh,stuff for sale Matty! Gave me the idea of making a repro of an old harpoon. Would look great in my wall, if I can find space.
I think I want that foot horn thing, looks cool and still works. What do you think of the brass anchors? not brass or repro's ?
I don't see where you are finding the descriptions of the items. Cost aside, brass is too soft for anchours. Just doesn't have the tensile strength & never heard of it being used.
There are no descriptions, I removed all the items from the walls of the restaurant and another guy photo's them. He know's nothing about collectibles, and I know the most out of the bunch, and you get an idea of how knowledgeable I am, lol. I deleted the link so not to piss off admin, kinda grey area posting links to upcoming live local auctions?
Possibly some other mixed alloy, my buddy worked at Phila Navy yard and took a massive block of brass home in his van that was used to check threads on very large bolts, when he arrived at the scrap yard they took one look and said "take it back to the Navy Yard, it's not brass" he had to dump it on the side of the road to avoid dragging his bumper back through the security gates.