Lobster-shaped chocolate mold
- 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
- maker
- Randle & Smith
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, Birmingham, Birmingham
- Measurements
- overall: 16.8 cm x 6.9 cm; 6 5/8 in x 2 11/16 in
- ID Number
- AG.76-FT-04.0018
- catalog number
- 76-FT-04.0018
- accession number
- 315132
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the USA
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- Work and Industry: Food Technology
- Food
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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