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January, 2018 The Antique Shoppe Page 21
The Antique Detective

by Anne Gilbert ANTIQUE FOOD
MOLDS

DECORATIVE AND USEABLE

Holidays are the time when fancy food molds prove their worth, dressing up
everything from cranberry sauce to fish mold appetizers. There couldn’t be a better
time to start a collection. The variety ranges from elegant ceramic culinary molds
made in England by Wedgwood, Staffordshire and other English potters to
humble American pottery and pewter.
Historically, gelatin molds were in use in the 18th century. However, the
most elegant molds were for the desert course. Sugar, expensive and a status
symbol at the time, was turned into spectacular, edible sculptures. By
the late 19th century elaborate molded aspics, jellies and deserts graced Copper cake mold; copperhands55.
the tables of the wealthy.
In 19th century America food molds for sponge cakes and corn breads were country style, made of
redware, yellowware and Rockingham. The embossed design was impressed on the top of the
loaf. Few have potter’s names.
During the 1800s wood molds with carved designs were used for cookies and butter.
Copper molds were also popular. From the 17th century and into the 1920s, in some areas,
butter was made at home. Both dairy farmers marked the butter with a design. Early butter
stamps were chip carved by the farmers. By the end of the 19th century designs were
pressed by machine. Collectors look for those with “Pennsylvania Dutch” motifs with
hearts. Eagle stamps can fetch over a hundred dollars at auction. There are even fraternal
order designs such as Freemason symbols.
By the late 19th century butter stamps were also being made of ceramics as well as
Rare pewter Santa mold, glass and brass,
c. 1890s; collectwator.com CLUES: Butter molds and stamps have been reproduced since the 1976 Bicentennial.
Vintage Italian cake mold; Santa molds in metals have been reproduced.
Private collector Don’t over pay for molds before doing research. Check out current books on the subject.

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