Curious Old Tweeting Bird Mold handmade cottage this gold painted cast iron

this gold painted cast iron bank would have been quite the current thing

and all the more enjoyable when played with beautiful antique bone and ebony dominoes

though as I look at them now the bodies of flies as so similar

The bowl--which would also make a great planter--features a pretty blue petal design with copper brown centers in alternating semi-circles around its perimeter

9 1/8" l x 6 1/8" w x 7/16" thick

Curious Old Tweeting Bird Mold handmade cottage this gold painted cast ironI've had one other old toy mold in this shop similar in construction to this birdy which I just found along with a pig, listed separately and find them so evocative looking, I'm quite fascinated by them. This one is made all the more surreal by the screws and bolts all over, I believe allowing for tightening once filled, then loosing to release. There is still some stuff inside the mold, which I think one could pry it out if desired, though personally