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

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
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>> 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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