Centrifugal casting machine


Object numberHC.J.80.28
TitleCentrifugal casting machine
DescriptionCentrifugal casting machine. Metal device with wooden handle which spins the attached arm, the bottom of contains a crucible. The base of the stand has the remains of a label; 'dental ....machine (?) patents pending(?) Chicago USA'. Base has holes for screws to be secured onto a surface.
Rotation of the handle spins the arm driving molten metal into the mould. Evidence of brass coloured metal underneath black lacquer.
Production placeChicago
Production periodLate nineteenth/early twentieth century
Object nameCentrifugal casting machine
Object categoryDental
Dimensions
- Length: 36.00 cm
Width: 22.00 cm
Depth: 10.00 cm