Antique Cast Iron Two Part Row of Hands Mold army woman white and blue

white and blue

I don't think I've ever come across  a homemade cutter like this one

and concentrations of the Davis family in Virginia and North Carolina

down to the very crudely painted faces

and wonderful carving of the drapery

Antique Cast Iron Two Part Row of Hands Mold army woman white and blueI've come across just a handful of these over the years and will always snap them up, such an excellent looking and evocative object (two objects, actually). It is an antique two part cast iron mold, for making clear candy I believe. And of course it is the hands that make it great, including for the way the two halves can be be configured for display: two rows of five, fingers up, looks as if they're all doing a royal wave together, or fingers