This is a rare hissing cat shaped Pewter ice cream mold, chocolate mold or butter mold.
Great for a gourmet food enthusiast, foodie or collector.
Perfect for Halloween festivities.
This mold was manufactured in the 1800's by Eppelsheimer & Company and is numbered 644.
The mold measures approximately 3" wide by 3" long.
This mold is in very good condition, and fits together perfectly with two hinged sections.
The artistic detail on this piece is excellent as you can see in the photographs. Please use the zoom feature.
This item is very rare and valued by collectors of Americana, cooking utensils, gourmet foods and collector's of artwork.
This mold came from a large collection from a family estate.
Most ice cream molds were made of pewter and were two or three part, hinged and heavy, in order to hold the cold temperature longer, but unmold the ice cream easily.
Along authentic with the 20th century came commercialized commemoration of more and more holidays and these decorative molds were made to help people celebrate these events.
Now Ice Cream molds have become collectors items and are steadily going up in value.
There were mainly three early 20th century American companies who designed and manufactured ice cream molds. Eppelsheimer & Company, Krauss, and Schall & Co.
Product code: Authentic Hissing Cat Ice Cream Mold for Halloween Gourmet Butter Mold Foodie Chocolate Mold Vintage Pewter