Lobster-shaped chocolate mold
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Object Details
- Randle & Smith
- Description
- This chocolate mold was manufactured between 1952 and 1972 by Randle & Smith, a company founded in Birmingham, England at the end of World War II. The owners of Randle & Smith sought out workers from the leading chocolate mold company, Anton Reiche, of Dresden, Germany, who had been displaced by World War II bombings. Reiche was well known for its quality and intricate designs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the USA
- ID Number
- AG.76-FT-04.0018
- catalog number
- 76-FT-04.0018
- accession number
- 315132
- Object Name
- mold, chocolate
- chocolate mold, lobster
- Measurements
- overall: 16.8 cm x 6.9 cm; 6 5/8 in x 2 11/16 in
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, Birmingham, Birmingham
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Food Technology
- Food
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_867642
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-cd10-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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