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need to identify mystery products

updated sat 27 may 00

 

amy parker on thu 25 may 00


Yesterday a friend of mine gave me all (well, as much as I could fit into my
minivan!!!) of her recently deceased mother's ceramic supplies. This is the
remains of a 30+ year career teaching "hobby ceramics". I have been sorting
& have found many products that I have no CLUE as to what they are for...

My first mystery is the two rolls of tape that I found. They are in white
boxes labeled #170-518 on the outside. The tape has a smooth peel-off
backing, which exposes a metallic gold sticky surface, which has a thinner
backing that also peels off. It seems to be some kind of "gold leaf", and
appears to have been made by 3M. The outside peel-off had more writing, but
it was sliced so that only the tops of the angled letters are visible. The
tape is labeled 59966 on the smooth peel-off part, and the inside of the
roll is labeled "180-131P/M run ncn-4 drum 01P report 59594".

I'm guessing this is some kind of room temperature stuff, but I'd sure like
to know if anyone can identify it and how to use it. If any of you have any
expertise in this area, please let me know what this tape might be, and
please let me know if you would be willing to help me identify the uses of
any other products I am unfamiliar with. I did use room-temp finishes when
I was a teenager, so I know what many of these things are for, but wow -
slip marbelizer??? Guess I can consider it a body stain...

And yes, many many of these things are labeled that they contain various
nasty substances, so I know they won't be of much use in my primarily
functional thrown work!

I now have molds and wire pins to make firing stilts from casting slip -
things you never knew existed! Well, apparently I never saw that part of
any supply catalogs!

There are still about 200 or more molds, most in excellent condition, and
what looks like a 7 cu ft Jensen "cone 6" kiln (still buried under other
stuff). If anyone in the Atlanta area wants more info on what's left,
please contact me off-list: amyp@sd-software.com



amy parker Lithonia, GA
amyp@sd-software.com

Lynspots@AOL.COM on thu 25 may 00


Amy,

I can't identify the tape you mentioned in your post, sorry. But I also got
about 200 molds from a deal I made with a potter once to buy her wheel and
kiln, sort of a package deal. Since I am basically a "wheel" person, I
couldn't imagine what to do with the molds. Barb Kates told me to go through
them to see if I could use any for pressed objects. For instance, you can
take that nativity set and press clay into the faces and attach them onto
thrown pots or for handbuilding projects. Or that swan head can be used for a
casserole knob. I also am keeping some of the pieces that can be used for
drape molds. Just a suggestion...

Lynne Antone
Beaver Creek Arts
Olympia WA USA

amy parker on thu 25 may 00


Hey y'all - I took all the molds that looked like they would make
interesting textures & sprigged parts - I'm no dummy! But I just couldn't
stand the sight of all those baby heads with no eyes and no mouths...I have
a friend who uses the one I saw 50 heads from in her work...she has all
kinds of heads and body parts hanging off of stuff, and frankly, it scares
me! But - I was informed that there are 600 molds, as well as the kiln, and
my friend is writing up the info, so I will post when I get it.

At 11:59 AM 5/25/00 EDT, you wrote:
>Amy,
>
>I can't identify the tape you mentioned in your post, sorry. But I also got
>about 200 molds from a deal I made with a potter once to buy her wheel and
>kiln, sort of a package deal. Since I am basically a "wheel" person, I
>couldn't imagine what to do with the molds. Barb Kates told me to go through
>them to see if I could use any for pressed objects. For instance, you can
>take that nativity set and press clay into the faces and attach them onto
>thrown pots or for handbuilding projects. Or that swan head can be used for a
>casserole knob. I also am keeping some of the pieces that can be used for
>drape molds. Just a suggestion...
>
>Lynne Antone
>Beaver Creek Arts
>Olympia WA USA
>
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amy parker Lithonia, GA
amyp@sd-software.com

Beth Hamilton on fri 26 may 00


Most doll molds are protected, i.e. you have to include the back of the head
with the manufacturer impression or somehow give credit to the mold maker.
For those who make dolls, molds are easily identified by typical facial
structure of different mold makers as well as type of doll. They all
include on the back neck of the doll, the name of manufacturer and usually
the designer and number/date. Be careful that you are not infringing on
someones protected design. I have been warned by (I think it was Bell
molds?) that they watch out for this. seems dumb but if they want to waste
their time, be my guest. Bic
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