Janice and John Hildebran stand together by the displayed cast pieces at Hildebran Designs Inc. in Brownfield, Maine, on Dec. 10. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Flasks, which contain molds that metal alloys will be poured into, are heated in a bake-out oven that John Hildebran built himself at Hildebran Designs Inc. in Brownfield, Maine. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
John Hildebran demonstrates how he attaches wax patterns to a "pattern tree" at Hildebran Designs Inc. in Brownfield, Maine, on Dec. 10. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Janice and John Hildebran stand together by the displayed cast pieces at Hildebran Designs Inc. in Brownfield, Maine, on Dec. 10. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Flasks, which contain molds that metal alloys will be poured into, are heated in a bake-out oven that John Hildebran built himself at Hildebran Designs Inc. in Brownfield, Maine. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
John Hildebran demonstrates how he attaches wax patterns to a "pattern tree" at Hildebran Designs Inc. in Brownfield, Maine, on Dec. 10. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
BROWNFIELD, Maine — It has been a love story cast in bronze and brass. Side by side for more than three decades, Janice and John Hildebran have invested their hearts and creative energy into their niche business, Hildebran Designs, Inc.
But now the couple say they are ready for retirement and so are looking for a buyer willing to learn the facets of fine bronze and brass casting and who could bring their own touch to the legacy of the Hildebrans’ work.
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