Ladle, Hot-metal

Home foundry

Home foundry

Name/Title

Ladle, Hot-metal

Entry/Object ID

LHS 2007.42.1

Description

electric "home foundry" for making miniature lead soldiers and weapons device to melt lead and pour it into molds which fit into it These two items, the lead melting machine and the toy soldier molds, were given to David Masalin by a co-worker of his father, Reino Masalin, in Portland, H.O. Fundin. David guesses they date to the 1920s includes cloth-covered electric cord which plugs into device

Update Date

November 22, 2021