Wire ingots

unknown2nd half of the 19th century

Vistula River Museum in Kazimierz Dolny
Kazimierz Dolny, Poland

These ingots are one-part iron moulds with elongated grooves for molten metal. This way, gold or silver rods with a square cross-section were obtained, and were subsequently used to make wire.

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Title: Wire ingots
Creator: unknown
Date Created: 2nd half of the 19th century
Location Created: Krakow
Physical Dimensions: h 35,0-23,5cm, w 1,8- 2,3cm l 1,5 – 1,8 cm
Medium: iron

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