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Foster Giesmann, Oval Lidded Form

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Foster Giesmann, Oval Lidded Form
Oval Lidded Form created by Foster Geismann, in redwood burl, measuring 3 1/2” h x 7” w x 3 3/4” d

Foster Giesmann (1915 - 2001)
Giesmann was a master of ornamenting oval pieces with a special lathe and refined mechanical devices for different ornamenting processes, all designed and made by himself.
Foster Geismann worked in the glass industry as a Master Mold and Pattern Maker. It was in glass mold making that he first learned oval turning, making cast iron molds on a thirty-six inch machinists lathe. The cutting of the designs for these molds laid the foundation for his ornamental wood turnings.