brassfounding

(ˈbrɑːsˌfaʊndɪŋ)

(Metallurgy) the practice of making things from brass

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His son, John, extended the business to four properties, where he carried on electroplating, spoon making, pewtering, brassfounding, and the manufacturing of beer pulls and bar fittings.

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He later went on to join the family brassfounding business of Sheppard, Pettigrew and Co of Garrison Lane, Bordesley Green, which eventually closed in 1958.