Riley Foundry SC Patterns For Cast Iron Gears.
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Riley Foundry Patternmaker, Charleston, SC Patterns For Cast Iron Gear.
Wooden patterns. Largest is 25" diameter. Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart. THE RILEY FOUNDRY in Charleston, South Carolina employed an ex-slave as chief patternmaker for many years, and he may also have worked for them as a slave before emancipation. It was common for Negro craftsmen in the South to continue working as employees of their former masters after emancipation. Cast iron is molten metal cast in molds. Meticulously carved wooden patterns made up of dozens of tiny pieces glued together were set into wet sand to form a mold into which molten iron could be poured. The patterns were coated with graphite to facilitate their removal from the sand; this gave them a glossy black color. (Afro-American Art & Craft, by Judith Wragg Chase.) Several of the patterns are stamped, "WH," "Mallard Lmr, Co.", "Rephan's Charleston, S.C." "R&J" stamped backward conjoined "R", "Arbitor." These were patterns for ball, impeller, mechanical arm, tread, gears, drain hole cover, plowshare, bracket, tie rod plate, hinged lid, wheel gear, pilaster. Est. $800-1,250. Buyer is responsible for shipping.
Wooden patterns. Largest is 25" diameter. Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart. THE RILEY FOUNDRY in Charleston, South Carolina employed an ex-slave as chief patternmaker for many years, and he may also have worked for them as a slave before emancipation. It was common for Negro craftsmen in the South to continue working as employees of their former masters after emancipation. Cast iron is molten metal cast in molds. Meticulously carved wooden patterns made up of dozens of tiny pieces glued together were set into wet sand to form a mold into which molten iron could be poured. The patterns were coated with graphite to facilitate their removal from the sand; this gave them a glossy black color. (Afro-American Art & Craft, by Judith Wragg Chase.) Several of the patterns are stamped, "WH," "Mallard Lmr, Co.", "Rephan's Charleston, S.C." "R&J" stamped backward conjoined "R", "Arbitor." These were patterns for ball, impeller, mechanical arm, tread, gears, drain hole cover, plowshare, bracket, tie rod plate, hinged lid, wheel gear, pilaster. Est. $800-1,250. Buyer is responsible for shipping.
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Riley Foundry SC Patterns For Cast Iron Gears.
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