Museum Replicas

History Craft manufacture a range of museum replicas to specification

A Proud History of Museum Replicas

When History Craft Ltd was established in the 1970’s it was the time when many museums and historic sites were developing shops; selling museum gifts was becoming an important way to increase income. The company soon became the major manufacturer of museum replicas in the country. This required skills in moulding complex shaped and delicate items as well as reproducing the patination and appearance of traditional materials that producing museum reproductions require. Our methods for making bronze replicas were developed in response to the museum reproduction market. Techniques also now applied in our work for volume commercial markets to reproduce stone, ivory, bronze, antique wood, slate, marble etc.

Current Projects

Museum replicas still figure in our work. Current projects include production of the Isle of Lewis chess set for the National Museum of Scotland and production of a full size museum replica of a Roman gravestone for display purposes as well as a reduced scale reproduction of the same item using scanning and 3D printing techniques. We have made sculpture replicas for several museums and also replica artifacts for a Scandinavian museum.

A Wide Range Of Uses

The museum replica has many uses. Fund raising through sales at museum shops, shops in cathedrals, castles and stately homes contributes to their costs of upkeep and restoration. Museum replicas are also used by museum loan services for educational purposes. Other applications include replica church brasses used by brass rubbers thereby avoiding potential damage to the historic original and replicas of Roman and Arabic mosaics used for tiling floors and walls both internally and externally. Resin replicas offer these organisations a lower cost option for creating museum reproductions.

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Our Clients

Testimonials

History Craft have been providing us with top quality casting for years. Always on time, no fuss, very reliable. And always willing to have a go at our latest ideas, however difficult.

Doug Dale

Suzie Marsh Sculpture

Since the late 70’s Concord Gentlemen’s Accessories and Harvy Canes have enjoyed a creative, professional, and personal business relationship with History Craft... One of the best resin casting companies in the UK!

Bill Mickey

Concord Accessories and Harvy Canes, USA

We have been buying resin castings from History Craft for nearly 30 years. We have always had an excellent service. They are very efficient and helpful. We have developed many new products over the years using resin components.

Stuart Buyers

Charles Buyers & Co Ltd

Partnering with History Craft has created a truly superb product in BASIUS - made with skill, craftsmanship, talent, professionalism, quality, value and above all - friendship.

Dave Baker

Team BASIUS

I have been dealing with History Craft Cirencester for more than 15 years and have always been very pleased with the service, quality and the expertise that they supply... The accuracy of the quality, timing and content of our deliveries is excellent.

Jane Greenoff

The Cross Stitch Guild

History Craft is far more than moulding, casting and finishing to us, they delight in using their decades of experience to give practical advice on getting the most out of our products.

Ian Mitchell

Discworld Emporium

50 Years

We've been delivering bespoke resin casting for 50 years.

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We have fantastic relationships with customers all over the world.

Competitively Priced

High quality product to the agreed timescale at a competitive price.

High Quality Finish

High quality and wide variety of surface finishes.