Chocolate mould – Christmas

Heavypewter or metal chocolate mould flat sheet tray, 10×14\”, featuring 3 identical images of Santa Claus. Each chocolate is 9.25\” high. [Hershey, PA: Hershey, c.1940\’s].

A note stuck to this mould from the collector states, \”Hershey – Rare.\” Unfortunately, that is the only identifying information I can find, as \”flats\” often do not contain manufacturing information. Large, shiny, bright and charming, and in fine, untarnished condition.

Chocolate mould, 3.75\” tall. Model # 14938. Germany: Anton Reiche, 1913-1928.

Santa\’s bootis a two piece metal chocolate mold withone clip and a closed bottom. Anton Reiche was the largest and most famous chocolate mould manufacturer in Germany, established in 1870.

According to Judene Divone in Chocolate Moulds: A History & Encyclopedia, \”In his factory in Dresden, Reiche employed artists and sculptors, and his early moulds reflected the same detail and workmanship as the porcelain figures and beautiful Christmas tree ornaments produced in Dresden and Meissen areas…Rieche became the \’Master\’ mould maker; his designs were adapted or copied by other firms in Europe and the United States, and have now become classics.\”Very good Reiche14938 (small variant).