[modeleng] Re: Original wooden patterns for full size GWR wheels?

The building where I work in Canberra has a couple of art pieces made from 
old wooden  foundry patterns I think they look pretty good although the 
beauty may be in the eye of the beholder at the least it's saving a bit of 
industrial history.

Lee
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:43 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Original wooden patterns for full size GWR wheels?


> Evening all,
>
> Just browsing on e-bay, and noticed item 120408226344 (ie if you go to
> www.ebay.co.uk and search for this number, the item will come up).
>
> It looks like a pair of wooden patterns for full size wheel centres, which
> sound like they are of GWR origin.
>
> They just struck me as slightly curious items - what do others make of
> them?
>
> Is it common for such patterns to have survived (if that's what they are)?
>
> Yours,
>
>
> Rich.
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