Mould Collection

A selection of copper border and jelly moulds

A selection of jelly and cake moulds

Two London firefighters awarded George Medal, WW2
Two London firefighters awarded the George Medal, 20 September 1941. From left to right: J C Cunningham and H W Mould of Bishopsgate, being congratulated by a colleague after hearing the news

Trade catalogue for copper moulds with tin lining 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing round fluted copper moulds with tin inside. Date: 1911

Trade catalogue for jelly and cake moulds 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing jelly and cake moulds in a variety of shapes. Date: 1911

Aspergillus
An SEM image of aspergillus in spore production (x 815 on a standard 9 cm wide print). The moulds are common in the northern hemisphere and some cause disease in humans and animals

Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery, Sweden
Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery made by the Gustavsberg company in Sweden. 20th century

C17 Candle Maker / 39
A candle maker at work, pouring wax into the mould

Iron Founder 1827
Founding molten iron straight from the furnace into a mould

Moulders pouring hot liquid silver into long bars twenty inches long. Date: 1904

The Royal Mint - Ready for Moulding Machine 1902
Removing crucibles of molten silver liquid from the furnace. A pile of other crucibles stands to the right of the view. Date: 1902

Iron founder pouring molten metal in an ironworks
Iron founder in apron and cap using a ladle pouring molten metal into a mould in an ironworks. Flames leap from a furnace behind him

Modelling and mould making, Alfred Meakin
Modelling and mould making Date: 1913

The Pergolas, Bay Road, Sydney
A photograph of a house building, The Pergolas, at Bay Road, Sydney. Designed by architects, Donald Thomas Esplin & Stuart Mill Mould. Date: circa 1922

Entrance Porch. Residence at Neutral Bay, Sydney
A photograph showing the entrance porch of a residence at Neutral Bay, Sydney. The room is part of a house erected for A. J. Hart Esq. Mould & Mack Walker, Architects. Date: circa 1922

Interior. Residence at Neutral Bay, Sydney
A photograph of a tidy residence at Neutral Bay, Sydney. The room is part of a house erected for A. J. Hart Esq. Mould & Mack Walker, Architects. Date: circa 1922

JEWISH FUNERAL
EUROPEAN JEWS bury their dead, those who attend the funeral throw mould upon the corpse (probably at Amsterdam) Date: 1737

Workers in foundry pouring molten metal
Metal foundry workers pour molten metal from a ladle into moulds. Date: circa 1950s

Brewing, steel ware and gloves, and a mineral waters spa in Regency England

A peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau
A 17th century peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau. The peasant who angered his lord. Le paysan qui avoit offense son seigneur

Moulds and casts, Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester
Moulds and casts used at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. Date: 1843

Metal casting equipment: open sand casting 1, trowel 2, ramming tool 4, lifting screw 5, sand casting between flasks 6, cog wheel casting 7-10, and moulds for loam casting 11-13

Steel-converting furnace and mould for crucible manufacture. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Respiration bellows and foundry mould
Apparatus for restoring those drowning to life with respiration bellows, and foundry moulds for bells, letters, types, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Type founders making printing type in a workshop. The caster pours hot metal into letter moulds and then throws the letters to a polisher who sits at a polishing stone

Edward Pink & Sons - Glass Items
Edward Pink & Sons - Fancy Packages - range of glass items with prices. 1888

Pouring metal into mould in a pit. Date: 1840s

Casting small bells 1840s
Pouring metal into mould. Date: 1840s

Women making ceramic retorts. Date: 1902

Method of making the Tower Bell for Westminster 1856
Showing the method for making the Great Clock, Big Ben, using a mould. Date: 1856

MANUFACTURING GLOBES
A man making globes by sticking two halves together Date: 1930s

BELL FOUNDRY
Bell making : pouring molten steel into the space between the core and the mould. Date: 1950s

Trade catalogue for Edwardian sweet making utensils 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of sweet making utensils. 1911

Return of the hot water bottles 1946
Production of the rubber synthetic hot water bottle in Streatham factory, London, post Second World War. During the War, rubber was reserved for making tires for military trucks

Trade catalogue for ice cream moulds 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing pewter ice cream moulds. Date: 1911

Liposcelis bostrychophilus, booklouse
A booklouse is any of numerous species of tiny wingless insects which feed on the starches and moulds found on in books and on paper

Making a Fez
Making a fez or tarboosh (from the Persian sar, meaning head and poosh, cover) worn by East Mediterranean Muslim men, which originated in Fez, Morocco, North Africa. Date: 1930s

Advert for Prescold, bombe glacee icecream
That first ice-cream from your post-war Prestcold-capped with a maraschino cherry, with real Devonshire cream curling thickly over its smooth, round shape-yes, that ll be a thrill indeed. Date: 1945

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

D annunzio at Age 25
GABRIELE D ANNUNZIO Italian writer at age 25, when he had yet to cast himself in the heroic mould. Date: 1863 - 1938

Making Clay Pots
A man moulds vast clay pots, which will later be used for melting glass into. Date: 1930s

Culinary moulds 1887
Copper moulds for hot and cold entrees and savories. 1887

Culinary moulds in tin 1887
Page selection of culinary moulds in tin. 1887

Culinary moulds in pewter 1887
Page selection of culinary moulds in pewter. 1887

Fancy ice moulds in pewter 1887
Page selection of birds, fish, fruit and vegtables for ice moulds. Date: 1887

Mrs. A. B Marshalls showroom for moulds 1887
Mrs. A. B Marshalls school of cookery, showing an interior of a showroom at 32 Mortimer Street, Regent Street, London

Advert for Lomas & Co. Cake decorating tools 1898
Lomas & Co cake decorating specialist. Date: 1898

Advert for Marquise de Sevigne 1910
French chocolate makers, making a range of easter gifts. 1910

Lycogala epidendrum, Wolfs Milk
Watercolour on paper, c.1838 by Anna Russell (nee Worsley) (1807-1876). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1838

Type Founder 1827
The role of the Type Founder consists of the melting of metals for the formation of moulds, letterings, and figures, used in the art of printing. Date: 1827

Moulding of Chocolate Bases for Charlotte Russe, Cream Boats, Bombs Ect. Date: 1936

Preparing Moulds with Sulpher of Plaster of Paris. Cake decoration. Date: 1936

Manufacturing equipment - Lead Shrapnel - WW1 Date: circa 1915

Trade catalogue for savoury and biscuit moulds 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of designed moulds including crown, fish, butterfly and savoury and biscuit moulds. 1911

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Melting Furnace Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Body of a Woman - perfectly preserved in the volcanic ash. Date: circa 1910s

Plaster mould recording the original shape of the Koh-i-Noor
Made in 1851 before the diamond was re-cut to a brilliant oval. This cast records the Mogul-style cut of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Neanura ?muscorum, plant mould
A magnifiied image of oak leaf mould. Specimen originates from Horstead, Norwich

Fungi in the Wildlife Garden
Close-up of fungus growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, March 2003

Myxomycetes, plasmodial slime mould
Scanning electron microscope image of a plasmodial slime mould spore (x12000)

An assortment of copper moulds
An assortment of tinned copper entree moulds, patty pans and copper moulds

Shaping metal plate in a large hydraulic press
Two factory workers remove a metal plate from a large industrial hydraulic press after shaping. The completely piece appears to be the bodywork for a road vehicle. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Pouring Molten Metal
A metalworker wearing protective eye goggles pours molten metal in to a mould from a huge crucible container, attached to an immense hook, into a small mould. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Adjusting a mould for hydraulic press
A metalworker makes adjustments to a mould, to be used to shape a metal plate on a large industrial hydraulic press. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Molten Metal on a Production Line
A beautifully composed and lit photograph showing two metalworkers pouring hot molten metal into a series of moulds on a factory production line. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Molten metal is poured in to a mould
Two factory workers pour molten metal into a small mould. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Sand-filled mould - Metalworking
A factory worker slides a sand-filled mould into position beneath an industrial molten-metal dispensing machine. The man has a tattoo on his forearm which reads True = Love and Mam = Dad

Christmas Buffet Spread
Wonderful assorted Christmas foods on a table, including bean stew, peas pudding, roast duck, rabbit jelly mould, rock cakes, meringues, trifle, souffle, Christmas cake, etc

Freischutz : Wild Hunt
DER FREISCHUTZ Max is helping Caspar mould the magic bullets at the Wolfs Glen when a thunder storm breaks out and the Wild Hunt is seen in the sky

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