Unusual Antique Pocket Watch Mold Marked T Mills & Bros Philadelphia victorian wire basket and then all sorts of

and then all sorts of lists of spelling words

stamped on one of the early pages

The wheels are metal can lids and they wobble a bit

exquisitely executed ink and watercolor drawing—one of several I purchased from a seller in Germany

Encased forever in the domed glass on top is a garland of flowers and leaves

Unusual Antique Pocket Watch Mold Marked T Mills & Bros Philadelphia victorian wire basket and then all sorts ofIt wasn't until I was photographing this that I noticed a maker's mark on one short end (the end with the pour hole), for T Mills & Bros, Phila. Founded in thee 1850s 60s, Thos. Mills & Brother was a leading manufacturer of candy molds and other confectioners, bakers' and ice cream machinery and equipment. I believe this is a candy mold (maybe for a sucker, which could be hung from a string around one's neck!) and a fairly early and scarce one (I can