Mould for casting a bombard
Pen drawing of an elongated casting mould with a note on its size and oblique setting.
A pen drawing across the middle of the leaf shows an elongated horizontal casting mould carried on props beneath it. The note beside it, a founder's memorandum, gives the mould's length as twenty braccia, states the ball as an ounce thick and ten long, and directs that the mould be set standing a little oblique. Above the drawing a short column of red-chalk numerals records further figures, and faint measurements appear at the foot of the page.
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Mould for casting a bombard
A pen drawing shows an elongated horizontal casting mould carried on props or supports beneath. The note gives its length as twenty braccia and directs that the mould be set standing a little oblique. It is a founder's form for casting a large gun.
Dimensions of the bombard and its ball
The same note concerns a bombard to be cast in the mould, specifying the ball as an ounce thick and ten long. The elongated barrel form dominates the middle of the sheet. It records the proportions of a piece of ordnance.
Figures
A short column of numerals in red chalk stands above the drawing, including figures such as 1855, 31 and 500. They accompany the casting note as measurements or tallies. Further faint numerals appear at the foot of the page.