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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 428826, member: 136"]Thanks, Hollyblue. That's what I thought. As for the "process", it's what's described in the 2nd link I posted above:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4">There were no presses or machinery then and the badges were moulded in very fine sand with a little oil mixed through, in boxes called flasks. These were oval in shape about 3 inches x 4 inches. The badges were moulded in the homes of the mistris* and then delivered to the factory.</font></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 428826, member: 136"]Thanks, Hollyblue. That's what I thought. As for the "process", it's what's described in the 2nd link I posted above: [I][SIZE=4]There were no presses or machinery then and the badges were moulded in very fine sand with a little oil mixed through, in boxes called flasks. These were oval in shape about 3 inches x 4 inches. The badges were moulded in the homes of the mistris* and then delivered to the factory.[/SIZE][/I][/QUOTE]
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