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Box 11

 Container

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Set of clamps, circa 1910-1970s

 Item — Box: 11
Identifier: Mem_inv_822 
Scope and Contents A clamp and leaf-shaped squeeze molds attached to it. They were used to make plastic and wax casts for exhibits, possibly between the 1910s and 1970s.Squeeze molds are sets of concave and convex molds. Concave molds are forms that work just like other molds in that the molding material is draped over their surface. With concave molds, the inside surface is exposed, while the outer face is in contact with the mold. This is opposite to that of convex molds, in which the mold is in...
Dates: Usage: circa 1910-1970s