One side of a casting mould, with two molded parts. The main object is square and has two handles. One of the large sides is flat, the other large side is the mould. The side with shape is colored red. Two casted objects are in the mold, one of these is loose, the other is stuck.
The casting mould is part of the collection of objects at Ballangen Museum.
Ballangen Museum
Syllaveien 36,
8540 Ballangen
The dentist's chair and other dental equipment from the artefact collections at Ballangen Museum in Ofoten and Fygle Museum in Lofoten.
Ballangen's cornerstone company for more than 50 years – get to know Bjørkaasen Gruber.
Aktieselskapet Bjørkaasen Gruber was established on 21 January 1913 and operated on pyrite from 1917 to 1964. It was Ballangen's cornerstone company for more than 50 years with around 500 employees at its peak.
A mining hammer was a widely used tool in mining industry to chop rocks from the mountain.
The casting model is a part of Ballangen Museum collection of historical objects from the vast mining history.
