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AMERICAN MUSEUM (AIDE LEAFLETS 



Squeeze molds and piece molds, the former usually of two pieces, 

 the latter of two or more pieces, are made in much the same way although 

 they differ in use. The upper of the two pieces of the squeeze mold 



COMPLETED WAX REPRODUCTION OF LEAF 



Tropical leaf I 13 in. x IS in. i which has been laid bark into the plaster mold to restore 

 modeling of the surface which may have been lost in the trimming process. The supporting 

 wires are very conspicuous Oil the back but appear only as a part of the venation on the face 

 of the leaf 



fits into the lower which is usually concave or cup-shaped. The wax 

 is poured into the lower mold and the upper is forced down into it to 

 squeeze out the excess of wax. The two or more pieces of the piece 



