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The Foundry

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The Cast Room

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Preparing plaster

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Making adjustment to a piece

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Chasing a bronze

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Setting the mould

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Welding detail

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Top hat furnace for
ceramic shell casting

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Placing a piece into the furnice

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removing molten bronze
from the furnace

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pouring molten bronze

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measuring the temperature

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pouring a bronze ingot

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pouring molten bronze

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getting rid of slag from the crucible

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pouring molten bronze