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  • At the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, wooden patterns could be made on the site for any metal object which was required in the workshops. This particular wooden pattern is for a wire rope guide. The wooden patterns would then be taken to the foundry where they were placed in wooden boxes. The boxes would then be filled with sand and the wooden pattern would be removed, leaving a mould which could then be filled with molten iron. The pattern makers were highly skilled workers who produced many intricate and complex patterns. At Llanberis, the majority of the patterns were made by members of one local family, known as 'teulu Patrwm' (the Pattern family). Description based on the Welsh Slate Museum Guidebook (2002).
Wooden pattern made at Dinorwig Quarry Workshops, Llanberis
  • At the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, wooden patterns could be made on the site for any metal object which was required in the workshops. This particular wooden pattern is for a spur-gear. The wooden patterns would then be taken to the foundry where they were placed in wooden boxes. The boxes would then be filled with sand and the wooden pattern would be removed, leaving a mould which could then be filled with molten iron. The pattern makers were highly skilled workers who produced many intricate and complex patterns. At Llanberis, the majority of the patterns were made by members of one local family, known as 'teulu Patrwm' (the Pattern family). Description based on the Welsh Slate Museum Guidebook (2002).
Wooden pattern of spur gear made at Dinorwig Quarry Workshops, Llanberis
  • At the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, wooden patterns could be made on the site for any metal object which was required in the workshops. This particular wooden pattern is for a fireplace's ash-pan cover. The wooden patterns would then be taken to the foundry where they were placed in wooden boxes. The boxes would then be filled with sand and the wooden pattern would be removed, leaving a mould which could then be filled with molten iron. The pattern makers were highly skilled workers who produced many intricate and complex patterns. At Llanberis, the majority of the patterns were made by members of one local family, known as 'teulu Patrwm' (the Pattern family). Description based on the Welsh Slate Museum Guidebook (2002).
Wooden pattern of ash pan cover for fireplace made at the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Llanberis
  • At the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, wooden patterns could be made on the site for any metal object which was required in the workshops. This image shows some of the larger wooden patterns which are now hung on the wall of the foundry at the Welsh Slate Museum, near the stairway which leads to the pattern workshop. After they had been completed, the wooden patterns would then be taken to the foundry where they were placed in wooden boxes. The boxes would then be filled with sand and the wooden pattern would be removed, leaving a mould which could then be filled with molten iron. The pattern makers were highly skilled workers who produced many intricate and complex patterns. At Llanberis, the majority of the patterns were made by members of one local family, known as 'teulu Patrwm' (the Pattern family). Description based on the Welsh Slate Museum Guidebook (2002).
Wooden patterns on foundry wall, Welsh Slate Museum, Llanberis
  • At the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, wooden patterns could be made on the site for any metal object which was required in the workshops. This image shows some of the wooden patterns which are to be seen in the pattern workshop at the Welsh Slate Museum. After they had been completed, the wooden patterns would then be taken to the foundry where they were placed in wooden boxes. The boxes would then be filled with sand and the wooden pattern would be removed, leaving a mould which could then be filled with molten iron. The pattern makers were highly skilled workers who produced many intricate and complex patterns. At Llanberis, the majority of the patterns were made by members of one local family, known as 'teulu Patrwm' (the Pattern family). Description based on the Welsh Slate Museum Guidebook (2002).
Wooden patterns, Welsh Slate Museum, Llanberis
  • At the Dinorwig Quarry workshops, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, wooden patterns could be made on the site for any metal object which was required in the workshops. This image shows some of the wooden patterns which are to be seen in the pattern workshop at the Welsh Slate Museum. After they had been completed, the wooden patterns would then be taken to the foundry where they were placed in wooden boxes. The boxes would then be filled with sand and the wooden pattern would be removed, leaving a mould which could then be filled with molten iron. The pattern makers were highly skilled workers who produced many intricate and complex patterns. At Llanberis, the majority of the patterns were made by members of one local family, known as 'teulu Patrwm' (the Pattern family). Description based on the Welsh Slate Museum Guidebook (2002).
Wooden patterns, Welsh Slate Museum, Llanberis