“What do your customers do with the old antique chocolate molds?” , I have been asked that question many times. The possibilities are numerous but here are some of the uses my customers have found for these wonderful pieces of art: Mold chocolate with them; Mold wax and make candles with them; Mold […]
*All chocolate molds pictured are available. The answer is yes. There are a few examples in the picture above. The Large display American Santa, 32” was made by Anton Reiche, Germany (One of four), and the smaller American Santa 10” appears to be almost the same was made by Eppelsheimer, USA. The display St. Nicholas […]
If you think about it, there were only a finite number of metal chocolate molds made. Just so many copper and steel molds were made before plastic took over. Then consider this: two World Wars created a desperate need for copper and steel and many molds were recycled for the war effort. Also, when steel replaced copper […]
Am I Matched or Married? Now that we have figured out the condition of the chocolate mold the next thing to consider is – Is the old chocolate mold matched or married? What does “Matched” and “Married” mean? This is only an issue when the chocolate has multiple pieces, two or more. The chocolate […]
Old Chocolate molds in various conditions. What to look for when you are buying a chocolate mold. First, you need to consider a few things….. Let’s start with: Is this mold for you or are you looking for a unique one of a kind gift? If the old chocolate mold is for you – […]
Old cast Iron cake mold, Pewter Springerlie cookie mold, old pewter ice cream mold and old steel and tinned chocolate mold. Recently a customer emailed and asked – “Is my antique metal chocolate mold safe to mold chocolate in?” The answer – Yes absolutely, if it is a chocolate mold. Chocolate molds are made with stamped steel either tinned […]
A small example of Antique chocolate molds that are available but not listed; Bunnies on a motorcycle with a side car, Charlie Chaplin, Donald Duck, etc.. We hope you are enjoying the changes we have made to our website. We have listed about 300 antique molds on the site and will continue to add more but it would […]
Welcome to the Dad’s Follies Blog for The Chocolate Mold Enthusiast! As you can see we have just launched our ‘new’ website and blog. I’m Cherie the daughter of the founder of our company Lorry Hanes. I am looking forward to hearing from you – your interests, questions and sharing your experiences anything and everything […]