Cozy Feeling Antique Hand-carved Maple Sugar Mold With Teapot and Spoon Japanese hand thrown plate which seems to say 'don't

which seems to say 'don't mess with me

and those that are filled feature finely done samples

While the patent information of this has become difficult to read

and how much more exciting to head out into the woods with a flint and striker than with a lighter

the result of a fungus

Cozy Feeling Antique Hand-carved Maple Sugar Mold With Teapot and Spoon Japanese hand thrown plate which seems to say 'don'tThis is a wonderfully folky old hand carved mold, for maple sugar I believe, and one which appears to have been used many many times. I fell in love with the carved teapot on it immediately about as cozy feeling a carving as I've ever seen, made all the more so by the super warm dry patina on the wood, pine I believe. It really feels as if that spoon and kettle have existed forever, like paintings on the walls of Lascaux! Very charming. 8 1 4" x 4 5