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Title: Brass item for ?
Post by: gerspee on January 04, 2013, 10:23:36 AM

Own this and who has some idea what it is or used for ? Looks old to me .

thanks

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: mart on January 04, 2013, 12:09:13 PM

Screws and nuts say its not that old !! Probably 60`s or 70`s !!

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: gerspee on January 04, 2013, 12:20:09 PM

Seen that also but think the are replacement screws . There's some trace of it being attached with rivets once instead off these screws.

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: caspert79 on January 04, 2013, 01:54:26 PM

Some kind of mould perhaps?

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: mart on January 04, 2013, 02:08:48 PM

Or simply a decorative dish like we would use for candy, mints or nuts !! May have had glass liners for each pocket !!

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: KC on January 04, 2013, 03:38:15 PM

Can you please give the dimensions of:  the entire piece, the small mold area.

Reminds me of molds used to make cakes of soap for laundry.  Any markings on the mold itself?

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: bigwull on January 04, 2013, 03:56:54 PM

Its definitely a mould...i,d bet my hat on it ...if i had one.....

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: mart on January 04, 2013, 04:00:19 PM

Kind of fancy for a utilitarian piece !!

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: KC on January 04, 2013, 04:03:07 PM

Some of the finer households would use fancier items....

Don't think if is for Fort Knox Gold tho'!  LOL

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: bigwull on January 04, 2013, 04:07:34 PM

Don,t think there,s much left..in there....its more of a Status symbol now...

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: gerspee on January 04, 2013, 04:12:28 PM

Well the sizes are in inches 10 inch width and height is 5 inches . The size off the basins are 4x2 inches . 

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: mart on January 04, 2013, 04:43:55 PM

Could be a soap mold !!  Gotta watch that lye soap,, get it too strong and you won`t need to shave your legs !!

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: KC on January 04, 2013, 05:12:15 PM

That is what I was thinking mart when I put that earlier.  My grandmother had a mold that looked more like it was for mini loaves of cornbread or bread...and this reminded me of it. 

This isn't typical of butter molds.

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: Rauville on January 04, 2013, 06:49:07 PM

I once had a primitive wooden sugar maple mold that produced "loaves" roughly that size.

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: mart on January 04, 2013, 08:01:33 PM

Some still do mold raw sugar !! Its a possibility !!

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: gerspee on January 05, 2013, 03:54:40 AM

Maybe a clue could be where it's found by me ? Comes from the North off Holland where there's a lot off water sports and boat building happening during the centuries . So maybe a link there ?

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: cogar on January 05, 2013, 05:05:34 AM

I assume it is “cast” brass given the fact the leg supports are soldered in place.

And the fact it has a handle and the sides of the compartments are all “sloped” makes me think it is a “serving” piece for mints, candy, whatever. Like one often finds on counters, desks, end tables, etc.

Title: Re: Brass item for ?
Post by: KC on January 05, 2013, 08:33:25 PM

I was thinking it was high in order to cool off after melted items were poured in.