Guided tour of the Bancel manufacture, demonstrations on the machines of 1900

Name: Guided tour of the Bancel manufacture, demonstrations on the machines of 1900
Start: 2023-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Fonderie Bancel

Guided tour lasting about 2h. Attention reservation required.

Saturday 16 September 2023, 09:30, 14:30Passed

Conditions

6€ per person. Places limited to 12 people

Association Manufacture Bancel

The Bancel foundry reopens its doors for the 2023 European Heritage Days.
You will visit the historic workshops of making crosses and Christ and various objects using the sand foundry...
A natural sand casting demonstration will also be presented, as well as the explanation of the many steps to arrive at a finished product

About the location

Fonderie Bancel

42 avenue de Colombier 42220 Saint Julien Molin Molette

Loire
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Manufacture of cross and christ since 1866\. The manufacture ceased its activity in 2014\. The historic site has remained as it is and allows to see the manufacture of religious objects and many others related to the bronze foundry