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Calkins 20 oz Mold.JPG - CALKINS 20 OZ SILVER MOLD - Iron gold and silver bar mold, marked THE CALKINS CO. L A. CAL along edge with 20 OZ S. on lower edge, outside measurements 5 1/2 in. long by 2 7/8 in. across top and 1 3/4 in. high, inside 3 in. by 1 3/4 in. by 1 1/4 in. deep, weighs 3 lbs. (The Calkins Co. of Los Angeles, CA was a supplier of assaying equipment around the turn of the century. The 1909 Calkins Company catalog, pg. 160 lists this mold with a capacity of 20 oz. silver or 48 oz. gold and cost $0.50.)

Calkins 20 oz Mold | CALKINS 20 OZ SILVER MOLD - Iron gold and silver bar mold, marked THE CALKINS CO. L A. CAL along edge with 20 OZ S. on lower edge, outside measurements 5 1/2 in. long by 2 7/8 in. across top and 1 3/4 in. high, inside 3 in. by 1 3/4 in. by 1 1/4 in. deep, weighs 3 lbs. (The Calkins Co. of Los Angeles, CA was a supplier of assaying equipment around the turn of the century. The 1909 Calkins Company catalog, pg. 160 lists this mold with a capacity of 20 oz. silver or 48 oz. gold and cost $0.50.)

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