Early Cast Iron Candy Skeletons Mold! ornament There are a lot of

There are a lot of old handmade wooden doorstops out there

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

bold presence and also

though still plenty bright and cheerful

is pretty worn

Early Cast Iron Candy Skeletons Mold! ornament There are a lot ofOne 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