Produce a set of castings of a Victorian cast iron fountain to be repaired and reassembled in Hull.
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Step 1
A 'mermaid' section ready for moulding. All the replacement parts are produced using original section as patterns. |
Step 2
Castings one of the 'mermaid' sections. The mermaids were produced in ductile iron to enable assembly by welding. |
Step 3
Fettling and cleaning the 'mermaid' head and arms. Each mermaid is assembled from eleven separate castings.
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Rebuilding the fountain. The 'Mermaid' has been assembled from new castings. |
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The fountain reassembled and erected on site. It is hoped to produce a further two complete fountains to replace ones which were removed during the fourties. |
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