The molds have been completed and the casting of all necessary replicate pieces is done, Rychlicki said. Weather-permitting, the field work is set to finish the reconstruction by the end of July.

Cast-iron pieces were created by pouring molten iron into molds of compressed sand. ... along with elaborate, often whimsical motifs were available through the numerous options for waterspouts, ...

It has the molds from the original manufacturer, the now-defunct J.W. Fiske of New York. “We can literally get it replicated exactly as it was in 1907 — a beautiful early Victorian fountain ...

Robinson Iron bought the original molds from that company. The fountain is the most photographed part of campus -- the site of wedding photos, alumni gatherings and school pranks -- and will be ...

The foundation believes the statue was one of only a dozen cast in the late 1800s from a mold made by J.L. Mott Iron Works, the creator of many art pieces found in Woodruff Place.

The fountain was erected in 1887 and cost $4,000. It was a gift to St. Albans from John Gregory Smith. The fountain was cast and built by the J.W. Fisk company in New York City.