DOI issue:
No. 384 (March 1925)
DOI article:Mr. F. E. Osborne's cast lead work
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21402#0152
MR. F. E. OSBORNE'S CAST LEAD WORK
in which is made the impression of the
ornament. Care is taken to retain the
sand texture on the surface, the lead sheets
are afterwards cut and beaten to their
required shapes, and the seams burned
together with strips of lead. This last
operation is the only one in which Mr.
Osborne's method differs from that of the
ancient lead workers, who used to solder
the seams with soft solder, 000
In addition to these more utilitarian
objects, Mr. Osborne makes very charming
garden figures, many of which are exported
to countries abroad. These are produced
by his own process of cire perdue. They
are cast complete in one mould, no parts
are burned on afterwards, and a very
correct rendering of the original model is
thereby obtained. 000a
As well as the garden ornaments, many
of the rain-water heads have been executed
for houses abroad. But Mr. Osborne is at
present engaged on the task of providing
all the rain drainage system for a half-
timbered house in his own county of
Warwickshire. 0 0 0 0
How romance may lurk in unlikely
places is proved by another of Mr.
Osborne's commissions, which we may
mention in closing. It is a very high
tribute to his craftsmanship that he was
chosen to renew the rain-water system to
the roof and walls of the birthplace of
Shakespeare himself. The performance of
this pious task must have induced a feeling
of pride and satisfaction comparable with
that of the mediaeval pilgrim who, after an
arduous journey, at last viewed the tomb
of the saint whose good example had led
him to set forth. H. B. G.
in which is made the impression of the
ornament. Care is taken to retain the
sand texture on the surface, the lead sheets
are afterwards cut and beaten to their
required shapes, and the seams burned
together with strips of lead. This last
operation is the only one in which Mr.
Osborne's method differs from that of the
ancient lead workers, who used to solder
the seams with soft solder, 000
In addition to these more utilitarian
objects, Mr. Osborne makes very charming
garden figures, many of which are exported
to countries abroad. These are produced
by his own process of cire perdue. They
are cast complete in one mould, no parts
are burned on afterwards, and a very
correct rendering of the original model is
thereby obtained. 000a
As well as the garden ornaments, many
of the rain-water heads have been executed
for houses abroad. But Mr. Osborne is at
present engaged on the task of providing
all the rain drainage system for a half-
timbered house in his own county of
Warwickshire. 0 0 0 0
How romance may lurk in unlikely
places is proved by another of Mr.
Osborne's commissions, which we may
mention in closing. It is a very high
tribute to his craftsmanship that he was
chosen to renew the rain-water system to
the roof and walls of the birthplace of
Shakespeare himself. The performance of
this pious task must have induced a feeling
of pride and satisfaction comparable with
that of the mediaeval pilgrim who, after an
arduous journey, at last viewed the tomb
of the saint whose good example had led
him to set forth. H. B. G.