Match-plate
A plate provided with pin-holes corresponding to pins and holes of the top and bottom flasks between which it is placed, to be rammed on both sides before it is removed, and thus save the labor of making a joint or parting. Should the patterns present one plain side, allowing all the mould to be contained in the nowel, all such may be secured to the lower side of the plate; but in the event of there being a portion in each flask, then the patterns must be cut and each part secured to the match-plate exactly opposite to each other on either side of the match-plate. See MATCH-PART; SAND ODD-PART.