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The article "Patterns and the Molding of Cast Iron Banks" was inspired by a presentation by Bill Robison at the Still Bank Collectors Club of America convention in June, 2002. This article was published in the Penny Bank Post, April, 2003. Supplement No. 8, the newest, deals with operation of the cupola and melting and pouring of the iron. It is illustrated with photos taken at the Williamsport Foundry in Williamsport, PA. Supplements Nos. 1 to 3 expand on three topics in the original article based on patterns and banks at the Kidd Toy Museum in Portland, Oregon. And, Nos. 4 to 7 add new information on other topics.
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| Patterns and the Molding of Cast Iron Banks |
(228 KB)
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| Supplement No. 1: Working Patterns and Pattern Trees |
(256 KB)
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| Supplement No. 2: Assembling Cast Iron Banks |
(144 KB)
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| Supplement No. 3: Master Patterns |
(124 KB)
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| Supplement No. 4: Molding Materials: Sand, Partings, and Facings |
(1.5 MB)
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| Supplement No. 5: Cleaning Iron Castings |
(8.3 MB)
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| Supplement No. 6: Pattern Lettering |
(4.7 MB)
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| Supplement No. 7: Match Molds |
(48 KB)
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| Supplement No. 8: Melting and Pouring the Iron |
(5.4 MB)
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The article "Proposal for Identifying Variations of Cast Iron Still Banks" was published in the December, 2003 issue of the Penny Bank Post. It explains how knowledge of the process used to make cast iron banks allows analysis of the differences between banks that are similar but not identical. This results in the ability to identify "Variations" versus separate "Types." The "Proposal..." is focused on still banks, but the approach also is applicable to mechanical banks, iron toys, or any other iron object made by green sand casting.
The research on "Variations of Cast Iron Mechanical Banks" was done jointly with William Robison and initially was published in September 2005 in conjunction with the annual MBCA convention. Like the preceding article on still banks, it explains how variations of mechanical banks can be identified and categorized based on an understanding of how the banks were made. Note that the printed booklet includes as a bonus the "Patterns and the Molding of Cast Iron Banks" article mentioned above.
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| Variations of Cast Iron Mechanical Banks. Part I: Review of the Literature. Part II: Proposal for Identifying Variations. |
(1.1 MB)
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