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Originally Posted by francantolin
Hello and thank you all for the messages,
I will post more close up pictures when I will receive it .
I'll with try to remove the iron back with handles , see if there is something interesting behind /old wood / old nails ...
perhaps/ sure nothing special but I like to dig  ... |
I Think you may find that this is a Victorian electrotype replica. Widely used in the 1840s/50s to produce dimensionally accurate copies of museum originals. For those not familiar with the process a flexible mould was made and the interior of the mould dusted with powdered graphite Electrodes were connected to the graphite and copper was electrolytically deposited on the interior surface. The resulting cast was quite thin and usually reinforced with lead solder or pitch. The good news is that the original may still exist somewhere so might be traceable.