Primitive Antique Industrial Wood Mold Falk Corporation Milwaukee COOL Pedestal!

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Primitive Antique Industrial Wood Mold Falk Corporation Milwaukee COOL Pedestal!
Primitive Antique Industrial Wood Mold Falk Corporation Milwaukee COOL Pedestal!
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Drove out west to one of my favorite treasure spots this week and mission accomplished – found lots of treasures! There’s something for everyone!
Please know that shipping is NOT correct as far as ebay’s estimates – items are still arriving late – and it’s not consistent – it depends upon where you live, I’ve found.
AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way.
Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.”
It was the AWESOME oldoldold worn gold and black patina of this one that had me at hello - it really stands out, AND, it has a story to tell. It's an old industrial mold and it tells you that it was used by the Falk Corporation in Milwaukee Wisconsin. According to my research, Falk was founded as a machine shop in 1893, producing couplings for wagons. The developed a process called "cast welding," which they used to create pieces for their railroad business. In the early 1900s, the began producing gears. Now, this is a solid wood mold that comes apart into two pieces, but will stay together then you have the two peg/tongues in their holes, as you can see in photos 17 and 18. When it's apart, you can see the shape of the mold for what it made, which is a tube shape that is smaller on one sdie than the other. The two long sides of the mold have a worn and darkened gold finish, and one side has hand written in black ink or paint, "3647H-4, C. I., Head I Cone, Falk Corp." The other gold side has an aluminum tag that has raised numbers/date? "3/6/9" followed by an E. It then has the same hand written number from above over that - it's worn so harder to see, but you can see what it is. The top and bottom have a black finish and the inside has what appears to be a dark stained finish, with the black paint inside the round tube shaped mold area. The short sides are just the darkdark wood - not, if those sides once had the stained finish like the inside, that I cannot tell - it would be totally worn if so. I thought that this would make an awesome pedestal for your item. The hole openings are 2 1/4" on one side and 1 1/2" on the other - so you know the size, and I'm showing my rock on it in photo 3 just as an example (and because it was available), my rock is not included! The mold is in excellent solid and sturdy condition structurally. Totally strong and sturdy with no cracks or structural issues. It measures 8 1/4" by 4 1/4" by 3 1/4" tall adn it weighs 1 1/2 lbs. It is very very primitive in its patina, and all age earned - including finish wear down to the wood all over, especially on the edges and corners, scratches, scrapes, nicks, dings, small shallow chips, and the two unfinished short sides each have two rows of 4 shallow divots that hat to have been from use or storage. It's dirty and could use a good cleaning, and that includes the old piece of what appears to be dried masking tape that you see in photos 12 and 13. It's very dry and stuck on to the point that if I tried to scratch off with my fingernail, I risked taking off finish, so I'll leave it to you, but I know it will come off with some soap and water or goo gone. I don't like to clean or mess with the finish as is in any way. Anyway :), I bet you think this is as COOL as I think it is, and I bet you don't have one! You know it has a story to tell!
Customer Satisfaction is extremely important to me.  If you receive an item and are not satisfied in any way, please contact me before leaving feedback.
If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing.
Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings.  As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know.  My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction!
PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight,
it might not always be possible, though
.
I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions.
If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and
request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s
.
If you pay for an item, I have to ship it
, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed.
5 (FIVE)
days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the
longest
I can wait time wise to combine, and
I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders
.
I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE -  PLEASE KNOW.
Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items.  Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings.  I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe.  Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise.
As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions.  They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all!  I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item
.  I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact).  The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays.  I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
…and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer!
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