[modeleng] Re: Original wooden patterns for full size GWR wheels?
- From: Peter Sheppard <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:49:06 +0100
I can't go back that far, but when I started my apprenticeship in 1978 at
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Limited (aka Restinghouse Signal and
Tea Break Company Ltd.) there was an on-site foundry that I spent 4 weeks
working in as part of the experience. Whilst I was there an order came in
from Pakistan Railways (I think) for some point hand lever mechanisms. We
checked and we last produced some in 1932. Off to the pattern shop, found
the orginal patterns off to the foundry and made the castings. One happy
customer!
All long gone now, such a waste....
Cheers
Peter
(In Australia 30th April - 10th May and in Pittsburgh 11th May - 21st May)
On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:41:00 +1000, TEL <tel47@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
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