Description
This striking industrial bar or console table is crafted from authentic antique wooden nautical foundry patterns, repurposed into a truly one-of-a-kind statement piece.
This massive, industrial bar was handcrafted in our shop, made from salvaged nautical foundry patterns from the S.S.B. Foundry. The base of the bar is composed of 2 large foundry patterns that were most likely part of a marine engine housing or propulsion-related machinery from a vessel. The bar top is a massive beam, also a foundry pattern with the original markings and 2 heavy duty, metal eye-bolt anchor plates mortised into the wood surface. The nautical foundry patterns were salvaged on Episode 8, Season 9 of DiY/Discovery Channel show, "Salvage Dawgs". Bar TOP/Surface Measurements: 84.75"L x 17"D Overall Measurements: 106"L x 41"H x 20"D More About Foundry Patterns:
The “S.S.B. & Co.” mark found on nautical foundry patterns and shipbuilding molds refers to the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, a major American shipbuilder founded in 1916 in Chester, Pennsylvania. The company produced oil tankers, cargo ships, and military vessels, especially during World War II.
The wooden “nautical foundry” pieces associated with S.S.B. were industrial foundry patterns used to cast large metal ship components, including parts for marine diesel engines. These handmade wooden molds were used before modern manufacturing methods replaced sand casting.
Today, surviving S.S.B. foundry patterns are collected as maritime industrial art because of their sculptural forms, painted markings, and shipbuilding history.
This massive, industrial bar was handcrafted in our shop, made from salvaged nautical foundry patterns from the S.S.B. Foundry. The base of the bar is composed of 2 large foundry patterns that were most likely part of a marine engine housing or propulsion-related machinery from a vessel. The bar top is a massive beam, also a foundry pattern with the original markings and 2 heavy duty, metal eye-bolt anchor plates mortised into the wood surface. The nautical foundry patterns were salvaged on Episode 8, Season 9 of DiY/Discovery Channel show, "Salvage Dawgs". Bar TOP/Surface Measurements: 84.75"L x 17"D Overall Measurements: 106"L x 41"H x 20"D More About Foundry Patterns:
The “S.S.B. & Co.” mark found on nautical foundry patterns and shipbuilding molds refers to the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, a major American shipbuilder founded in 1916 in Chester, Pennsylvania. The company produced oil tankers, cargo ships, and military vessels, especially during World War II.
The wooden “nautical foundry” pieces associated with S.S.B. were industrial foundry patterns used to cast large metal ship components, including parts for marine diesel engines. These handmade wooden molds were used before modern manufacturing methods replaced sand casting.
Today, surviving S.S.B. foundry patterns are collected as maritime industrial art because of their sculptural forms, painted markings, and shipbuilding history.
