Bullet Mold

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Bullet Mold

Entry/Object ID

990.6.6

Description

Cast iron mold featuring two metal prongs which run together equally featuring a small circular apex at the size of the tool. Three seperate holes run along the proper bottom face and range in different sizes.

Context

Used in the creation of musket balls by pouring hot lead into the mold's crevice and utilizing the tool by holding it tightly together to create a musket ball as metal hardens.

Made/Created

Date made

1800

Notes

Additional create date: 1870

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mold

Nomenclature Class

Glass, Plastics & Clayworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mold

Dimensions

Height

22 cm

Width

2 cm

Dimension Notes

2014-07-31

Material

iron, metal - métal