Pattern

Object Name:

Pattern

Object ID:

2025.053.01 a-c

Creator:

Concord Machine Works -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1861-circa 1891

Description:

Pattern, Industrial. Wooden pattern, painted black, for casting what appears to be three components of a hose fitting, Concord Machine Works, Concord, NH, c. 1861-1891. Pattern was made at the Concord Machine Works and then used to make a mold for casting these components at the adjacent Ford & Kimball Foundry.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-5 Dia-6.5 inches

Provenance:

Example from a group of wooden patterns found and removed from the attic of the former New Hampshire Bindery building at 43 South Main St., Concord, NH, in 2011 when the building was in the process of vacating for demolition. The donor is the owner of New Hampshire Bindery. The building formerly at 43 South Main St. was the former home of the Concord Machine Works (1861-1891). John A. White established the Concord Machine Works on South Main Street in Concord in 1877, taking over a firm that dated back to 1861. They specialized in making wood-working machinery. In 1891 the Somerville Machine Company of Dover bought White's business, changed the name, and moved it to Dover. These wooden patterns were among material left behind, and are coated in carbon to not stick to the sand molds.

People:

White, John A. (1838-1899)

Subjects:

Industrial design, Industrial facilities, Industry, Machinery, Machinery industry, Manufacturers, Manufacturing