Beautiful tin food mold with original lid, 11 full body hearts for making decorative aspic, pudding, deserts or savory dishes, c1900. Made in Italy for Thurnauer NYC, stamped on lid and body, a large importer distributor of tin kitchen, pantry, bakery and household goods, from the late 1800s unti aboutl WWI. About 7 inches across lid, about 2.75 inches high with lid on, each heart is about 1.5 by about 1.5 inches, ending in a point. Tinned interior still shiny, appealing graphic display with the folk hearts around a central well. Very good condition, even patina, still useable if so desired. Rare to find this mold signed and with a lid. Guaranteed as described, a rare antique cooking utensil of a fancy tin folk art heart mold. The item “ANTIQUE TIN JELLY PUDDING ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE MOLD MOULD 11 HEARTS & LID AAFA” is in sale since Wednesday, April 18, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Kitchenware\Molds”. The seller is “reeleven” and is located in New England. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Color: Gray
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Material: Metal
- Date of Creation: c1900-1910
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: 7″
- Style: Naive, Primitive folkart hearts
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Type: Kitchen bakery Equipment
- Maker: unknown
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
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