1930's Porcelain Welder's Helmet Mold

Sculptural bone white porcelain hand latex glove mold.

Unique Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain "kabuto" or helmet, hand painted in gold, red and blue colors. Kabuto dates back to 6th century. I...

Set of three vintage industrial porcelain glove molds, circa 1980s. The molds have a great look and make a wonderful modern sculpture. They are in very good vintage condition with ...

Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, see other listings for additional Foundry molds. Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece. These antique foundry molds...