Early Cast Iron Candy Skeletons Mold! ornament but opens and closes no

but opens and closes no problem

I've learned these are quite the little collectibles

kind looking subject I believe is named on the reverse and noted as being of Bologna--and indeed he looks 100% Northern Italian

nice thickness and lots of character to the surface of the bone

Early Cast Iron Candy Skeletons Mold! ornament but opens and closes noOne 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