✅ SOLVED Soldiers with weapons

[etex]

Found yesterday at sawmill ghost town (1881-1929), thought it was a name plate off machinery, but can see two soldiers, one with a gun and another with larger gun, cannon pointed skyward. 1897 Indian found for size.

 

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[Rookster]

Nice find.

 

[Indian Steve]

It looks like half of a lead soldier mold.

 

[gunsil]

Yup, half a toy soldier mold. They used to sell molds and casting kits so kids could cast up their own toy soldiers. I had one from the 1930s that had an electric lead melter that had a gate to pour the molten lead into the molds.

 

[etex]

It looks like half of a lead soldier mold.

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