Old Antique & Rare Vintage Hand Crafted AQUE NICKEL Metal 30 pieces cavity 5×6 pcs. Gang Chocolate Candy Mold Cast, produced in Paris France with engraved Companys Logo & stamped markings: AQUE NICKEL R. This is all magnetic. Metal material chocolate candy production mold-cast tool is marked in French: AQUE NICKEL R. 8 738, assumingly referred to the Nickel material with reference Identification to its tool/mold number for factorys control of its storage location. The tool was possibly fabricated from. Nickel alloy materials for the food industry. Net weight of the entire tooling-mold is 2-Lbs. There is only partially visible (due to its old age) Paris based companys oval shaped logo engraving, indicating PARIS in the center of the logo with tiny hard to see & identify engraved writings in French around the oval shape of the commemorative inscriptional logo probably identifying the name and/or city location of the mold producer, sized approximately: 1 X ¾. The entire tool is approximately 10 long X 9 wide X ¾ inch high with 30 shiny well polished cavities professionally brazed into its metal base, which is incredibly expensive then & now; requiring very high skilled hand crafted processes, high skill experience, various specialized equipment, and intense lengthen time for accomplishing the entire tool project. Each single of 30 cavities is beautifully designed as a Traditional Christmas Ringing Bell shape for forming. Confectionery high volume production, such as chocolate. Size is 1.375 X 1.200 equally spaced from each other in both directions. The very first chocolate molds appeared in France in the mid-1830s, made of stamped sheet copper and often measuring no more than an inch in diameter; multiple molds were mounted in sturdy frames intended to make multiple small inexpensive chocolate candies. Today we refer to these molds as flats or. FLAT METAL CHOCOLATE MOLD. These first chocolate molds started as simple geometric shapes intended to bring chocolate to the mass market in candy form. Since chocolate will not easily release from the mold after the molten chocolate cooled, the molds were coated in a silver wash, these molds produce a thin candy, often called a flat-back candy. Shortly, small animal figures and other familiar shapes joined the plain geometric shapes. This old chocolate mold we have here is in Great Condition and truly a rare find! This is an early “Flat” mold. Everything about this piece is awesome; it is fully intact with a lovely patina. This is an amazing art + history piece and must be perfect for the right Collector to display in your home or business! Thank You very much for your visit! The item “Antique Vintage Handcrafted AQUE NICKEL Metal 30 pc Chocolate Candy Mold, France” is in sale since Wednesday, August 15, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Kitchen & Home\Kitchenware\Molds”. The seller is “kool-things” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Featured Refinements: Antique Rare Vintage Hand Crafted Chocolate Mold
• Refinement: Antique & Rare Vintage Chocolate Candy Metal Mold
• Collectibles: Antique Chocolate Candy Metal Molds
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Brand: PARIS
• Collectible: Vintage Chocolate Nickel Metal Mold Cast