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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: marcylove on October 30, 2010, 11:22:12 am
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Hubby's dad gave us this a while ago, and we have no idea what it is. Hubby thinks it's a candy mold, but it is SOOOO heavy I'm not sure...I though maybe for pressing patterns into fabric?
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I think it's a fondant/marzipan mold.
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Can be used for candy/fondant/butter/chocolate!!!! AND with the construction that it is....it could also be used to heat up/bake pastry leaves!
Ding-Ding-Ding! The right answers from all!!!!
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Cool item !
Could also be used as a paper-press (with paper pulp) .
I bet they'd make some very unique tortilla bowls , or a 'hella' cool S'mores' .
... Then again , a bit of green felt & some starch might make something neat for the 'crafter' ....
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That pic just made me laugh out loud fancypants!
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:D
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Totally love it! Very nice mold!
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hahaha, fancypants i love allthose ideas AND the mask! Thanks for all the input guys! ;D
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Putting my practical hat on ... if it were used to press marzipan etc into shapes, how would you get the shapes out afterwards without distorting them, as is it maybe not a little too deep and intricate a design for that? and as Marcy says ... 'Soooooo heavy'.
Possibly whatever went in shrank away from the sides on setting?
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The pattern is slighly different between the top n' bottom so it can't be a press but would have to be a mold.
My queston is, what is the thickness between the top n' bottom faces of the two halves when they are joined together.
Whatever it was that is being molded it would hafta be non-adhesive to the cast iron or one would never be able to get it out of the mold.
Could it be a glass mold.
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An old mold for full relief fern leaves? Whatever it was used for, the material being molded must have been somewhat liquid or malleable, must shrink from sides to release, and must not stick to top or bottom. Maybe lead, plastic, glass, brass, rubber or ? What were fern leaves of this size used in?
I am adding aluminum, brass sheet, and wet leather to the mix.
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I'll toss in the thought that this item could also be a soap mold , for 'new' bars , as well as pressing old ones (soap-saver) .
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Someone got rid of this "useless" item.......and now.....it has so-o-o-o-o-o-o many uses. So many uses, so little time!
The top and bottom have different designs....much like a real leaf!
In order for molds to not stick for the food items....a little lard (in the olden days) and a little pam (in the later days) works wonders! I eve helped my grandmother mold soap/lard/etc.
Being a retired chef I would have used this in a heart beat!!!!!
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Another trick for getting candy and chocolate out of the molds is to put them in the ice box. The chocolate pops right out!
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hubby and i do fused glass, he's all gung ho about trying this for glass.
My FIL had a bunch of these that he ended up selling, all different shapes.
How would I go about trying to clean it? vinegar is what I'm reading on the kitchen gadget page...
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My FIL had a bunch of these that he ended up selling, all different shapes.
Ah so, then there is a good chance that they were ... Cast Plaster Molds ....... for making decorative ceilings, etc. Like these leaves, to wit:
(http://www.victorialarsen.com/Plaster%20Molds/Pages/Spring%20LeavesPaintedsml.jpg)
Here is where one can buy that plaster mold.
http://www.victorialarsen.com/Plaster%20Molds/Pages/plaster_Spring_Leaves_Mold.htm (http://www.victorialarsen.com/Plaster%20Molds/Pages/plaster_Spring_Leaves_Mold.htm)
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I'm definitely with you there, Cogar .... ;D
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Okay.....I remember seeing these in the past.....
In the late 1800's to early 1900's it was still a REAL TREAT to get ice cream.....(before the modern refrigerators/freezers).
They made all kinds of ice cream molds to impress at gatherings!
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-PEWTER-ICE-CREAM-MOLD-S-CO-203-DISH-ANTIQUE_W0QQitemZ170559299965QQcategoryZ13926QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-PEWTER-ICE-CREAM-MOLD-S-CO-203-DISH-ANTIQUE_W0QQitemZ170559299965QQcategoryZ13926QQcmdZViewItem)
You will find all kinds....
I like the plaster idea....but wouldn't it take forever to dry without any air holes to allow for evaporation?
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I agree that it's for edibles. They used to do a lot more decorative things with food than they do now, particularly with desserts. We have an old chocolate shop in San Jose CA called Schurrahs where they still use the old chocolate molds from back in the day and you can get an easter bunny riding a 1920's motorcycle and all kinds of neat stuff. There's also an antique store here with a whole shelf full of ice cream molds. These are now very collectable and you can get pretty good $$ for them. Hmmm... I'm hosting Christmas dinner this year, maybe I should look a little closer at those molds... ;-)
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Correction, it's Santa on a motorcycle. Here he is:
(http://www.schurrasfineconfections.com/prodimg/105011.jpg)
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I am not with you on the edible ice cream/chocolate mold for this object. They were made differently and did not need the weight concentrated in cast iron as in this fern leaf mold. JMO. What were the other shapes your father had marcylove and what did he say they were used for or where did he get them?
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I don't believe it was for ice cream either....but just had to throw it out there wayward! :P Gets people lookin' for new items!!!! Naughty me!
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True, the ice cream ones are different, they usually have about a half inch edge on them and a ring that clips to the edge to keep them closed, but I really thought this was a candy mold. Darn!
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Here's photos from the local antique shop and turns out they are listed as chocolate molds, not ice cream. I think someone must have told me that in error when I was in there or I misunderstood and these are quite different from Marcyloves:
(http://www.antiquescolony.com/Resources/molds02.jpg)
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I think marcylove's item falls more into the category of a combination press and mold.
BINGO!!!!
Unusual Small Flower / Leaf Irons These are the tools that were used in the antique millinery, dressmaking, costume-making, and other assorted fabric trades to make beautiful silk and velvet flowers that adorned the fancy hats and clothing of the day. After the fabric was starched it would have been pressed between the two heated halves of these pressing molds to emboss the design. Typically these brass and iron tools are found in much larger sizes. The smallest one here measures about 1 inch and the largest one about 2.5 inches. All three of these small leaf irons are intricately detailed and make for a great display.
Good . . . . . $85.00 Each SOLD
From http://www.antiqbuyer.com/All_Archives/IRONS_ARCHIVE/flower.htm
Larger ones are also pictured and go for $100-$200 each.
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Wayward -- well done! And what a nifty item!
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Well done Wayward ... and what did Marcy suggest in her very first post!!!! :D
Well done Marcy!!
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HA! I was RIGHT! should've bet hubby something!
I broke out the playdough, a tortilla, and a wet paper towel...here's what happened...
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and this one...
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Thanks wayward and everyone else! I love these threads!!
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HA! I should've bet hubby something....
Thanks wayward! ...and everyone else's ideas!! I love these threads..
sooo i broke out some playdough, a tortilla and a wet paper towel... here's what happened.
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Like your photos....if they were mine I would be making leaves out of everything.....pie crust.....
great job wayward. If I had only enlarged the last pic she originally posted I would have noticed a open notch on the end!!!!!
I am going to be looking for some of these!!!!!!!!!
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Good job Wayward!
You say there were a bunch of these- I wonder if someone in your early family was a milliner or if they were just something your FIL collected?
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Pretty sure they were just something he bought to re-sell...
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The big name in making these molds was Molla. Here is an auction and it's values realized.
http://www.jacksonsauction.com/Mar06_catalog/catalog/pages/MAR06_DAY2_18.htm (http://www.jacksonsauction.com/Mar06_catalog/catalog/pages/MAR06_DAY2_18.htm)
Interesting site! Shows how to make the material flowers:
http://cottagewayoflife.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-must-have-flowers-always.html (http://cottagewayoflife.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-must-have-flowers-always.html)
Shows what a glass maker did with a mold!
http://www.glassblower.info/glass-flowers.html (http://www.glassblower.info/glass-flowers.html)
By-the-way Talesof....I think there are a variety of molds in your pics! Different uses. See many cake/candy molds that I have seen over the years!
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VERY cool KC...I love that everyone is helping me look!
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Thanks for being such a good sport (& hostess o' this thread) , marcylove .....
(and another one for all the science-experiment work & photos) !!
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Cool millinery site! I'll have to share that one on my reenactors forum. The ladies will love it!
Can you clue me in as to which types of molds are which KC? I'd like to know more about these!
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haha! no problem! LOVE being a hostess! ;D
So I put the thing in vinegar, and cleaned it with a toothbrush. I had NO idea the bottom was copper! What more can I do to clean it?
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Hijack again.....Ice Cream Molds - are generally made of pewter!
http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=1275 (http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=1275)
Ice Cream Molding History.....they even molded pistachio to look like asparagus and lemon to look like the hollandaise sauce!
http://books.google.com/books?id=rLVa2zMvCiUC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=Schall+%26+Company+made+molds&source=bl&ots=lWYXcve4Jp&sig=BXTPgWjMXx8Kc3lxTEQXiVsEEO4&hl=en&ei=Cb_PTNvbLYWglAeU3YjPBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Schall%20%26%20Company%20made%20molds&f=false (http://books.google.com/books?id=rLVa2zMvCiUC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=Schall+%26+Company+made+molds&source=bl&ots=lWYXcve4Jp&sig=BXTPgWjMXx8Kc3lxTEQXiVsEEO4&hl=en&ei=Cb_PTNvbLYWglAeU3YjPBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Schall%20%26%20Company%20made%20molds&f=false)
Great collection of ice cream molds: http://www.dadsfollies.com/icecreamholidays.htm (http://www.dadsfollies.com/icecreamholidays.htm)
Big Mold Makers: Schall & Company, Eppelsheimer & Co, Krauss, V Clad & Sons
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i wonder if you could use those for glass too...time to go check my books on melting temps....
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Thanks for the links! There's an asparagus ice cream mold on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Chocolate-Ice-Cream-Pewter-Mold-ASPARAGUS-489-/220618885577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335de909c9 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Chocolate-Ice-Cream-Pewter-Mold-ASPARAGUS-489-/220618885577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335de909c9)