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Round plaster relief, very heavy. Text on the relief is "Palmer bee Co. Engineers, Detroit, Conveyors, Steel Fabricators, Power Machinery, Speed Reducers"


The Palmer Bee Company was a conveyor equipment manufacturer based in Detroit. They…

Portrait relief mold with ends missing. The bronze hangs in Wickes Hall. The text on the plaster is "Samuel Davey Presented by the student body of Saginaw valley State College".

Plaster plaque with text, angels and hands of God. Text reads "In loving memory of Philip Smead Bird D.D.L.L.D. The lighting in this sanctuary is perpetually dedicated 1953. The light of his memory shines unto the perfect day."


BIRD, PHILIP…

Armature or model for Flying Wild Gulls made of sheet metal.

Model for Flying WIld Gulls made from duct tape and metal mounted to a black wood base.

Armature of three figures, possibly an idea that was never completed. Stands on wood base. Figures are made of metal rods with plaster and clay.

Wood and metal half sphere template. The metal rod is placed in a hole in the center of what is to be the half sphere, and the wood template can be rotated on this axis to shape the half sphere.

Plaster feather in 2 halves. This is very fragile and thin plaster.

Plaster mold for feather. Written on mold is "feather for Indian". Yellowish color is shellac applied to seal the plaster.

Plaster half sphere on wood base with aluminum rod in the center.