I have a mixed lot of 'molds' in different sizes and styles. Some of them have a little wire 'handle' and one has a long thick wire rod with a Wood handle at the end. The smaller ones appear to be made of concrete or some type of plaster Possibly. The fluted one I'm thinking is made of iron or steel. I've checked everywhere I could think of But still don't know 'what' or 'how' they would have been used.Any help is always greatly appreciated.

These look like wood "patterns", which are used to make a sand-cast part. The pattern is used to make a depression in specially prepared damp sand, which is then filled with whatever the finished part is made of. This could be anything from molten steel (to make industrial parts) to wax (making candles). A pattern maker was a skilled tradesman, who made the patterns for high-precision steel parts. They had to be very carefully designed and made, a precise percentage larger than the des...

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