When I worked at the Kent Brewery, many years ago, they had all their old patterns safely stored away 'just in case'. Never saw a place like that for doing everything 'in house', still employed coopers, sailmakers, patternmakers and blacksmiths when I was there (1960's) Lee Grant wrote: > 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. >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> line. >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.1/2070 - Release Date: 04/20/09 > 17:56:00 > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: 01/30/09 > 17:31:00 > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.