Today my “Antique Group” met and Kathy brought this interesting item. She thought they might be sugar snippers. From afar I suggested tiny melon ballers, or even grape ballers they were so small. Upon examination, I really think, and a few other concur, that they were a mold for lead bullets. Any other guesses?
Open View of item. It is approximately 6″ long, maybe a little longer.
Notice the little hole when they are shut. I think this was for pouring the lead into the instrument. Was the number “85″ the size?
Back of item. No hole for mold ~ right? Any other guesses or knowledge of what this really is? Am I right in my assumption? Anybody know?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 8:57 pm
well i’m guessing because of the welding marks on the top it would be a mold for something, but then again molds wouldn’t have releases like that…i don’t know.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I think it’s a mold to make lead bullets.
Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 2:18 am
I agree with you that it’s probably a mold to make lead bullets. But the first thing that popped into my mind was that it was some kind of dental torture device! Yikes!