Early Cast Iron Candy Skeletons Mold! Rockland Maine 15" wide and deep

15" wide and deep

This piece is in great antique condition and measures 14 1/2" long x 8 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" tall at highest point (exterior sides measure 2 1/2" tall

I really love the rather surrealistic result

but as framed it does not jump out much

and this one has a 3 inch caliper that pulls out at one end

Early Cast Iron Candy Skeletons Mold! Rockland Maine 15" wide and deepOne certainly sees plenty of old pewter chocolate candy molds around, but much rarer to find an early cast iron one, and even rarer to find skeletons, here three in a row! Indeed, I can find no other iron skeleton mold out there anywhere. The detail on both sides of this mold are pretty great, articulating the skulls, rib cages, and pelvic bones of what I believe are seated skeletons (really they look almost like they are riding bikes!) I think this