Scottish Rite
Double-Headed Eagle
Butter Mold
Here
is a very nice vintage pewter butter / chocolate / ice cream mold made by E
& Co. of New York City. It has their mold number 613 on the outside
cover. It was manufactured between 1910-1920. It is in the
form of a double-headed eagle a symbol of the Scottish Rite in
Freemasonry. It measures approx. 4 1/2 inches by 4 inches.
Ice cream molds were popular
in the early 1900s and came in a wide variety of subjects, from fruits and
vegetables, through common household items like shoes and floral
bouquets, to more esoteric items like playing cards and fraternal lodge
insignia, and even popular holiday figures like George Washington (July 4),
a witch (Halloween) and Santa (Christmas). Their popularity declined after
WWII.
Although the terms "Chocolate
mold" and "butter mold" are frequently used in referring to these items, they
are incorrect. Molds for those substances are manufactured differently
out of different materials. Chocolate molds are normally stamped out of sheet
metal and plated. Butter molds are usually made of wood, or more rarely,
glass.
