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below: Operation of Loading the Spindle With Torches or Matting
Below: Operation of Laying Clay on the Matting and Shaping it with a Pattern
Below: Operation of Adding Trunnions and Ornements of the Pieces
Below: Operation of Making the Mold and Applying Bandages
Below: Operation of Drying the Mold, Plan of the Gutter, Etc.
Below: Operation of Pouring Molten Metal in the Molds
Below: Elevation of the Borer to Drill and Bore the Pieces
Below: The Borer Continued, Developments