Molds, Wooden Molds, Cast Iron Molds, Brown Bag Molds
Molds are one of the collectibles that is popular world wide. You will find all types of molds, which have made their way from far off countries, in a mold collectors display cases.
Many of us remember using the cast iron molds for making our Christmas gingerbread house. My own grandmother had a similar mold which she used in her wood cook stove. You simply took the parts out of the mold and put them together with a stiff frosting. The gingerbread molds can still be found today from eras gone by. There are not as many old cast iron molds in circulation today, but they can still be found for the holidays and also other molds for cooking and baking. Vintage cast iron molds hold a good value and would be a smart investment for future profitable sales. John Wright Molds are a favorite to collect. 
The Brown Bag Molds do not date back so far in age, but they are very collectible. These particular molds have been used for many different purposes. They are sought after by both candle and soap makers. My sister-in-law poured colored, scented wax into her molds and added a raffia hanger. They made very stunning wall decorations. The Brown Bag collection encompasses a vast array of designs for the holidays, and as decorative accents placed on cookies. Some individuals used them simply for decorations on their Christmas trees or hung them from a pegged shelf. You can start your own Brown Bag Molds collection quite easily with over 400 to choose from on Ebay.
Wooden Molds such as the butter mold shown are highly collectible. These types of antique or vintage molds have often been handed down from generation to generation. Although most countries have their country specific collections, the German wooden molds are most common to my family. Second were the Swedish or Norwegian molds. German wooden molds seem to surface every now and then and can also be found from time to time on Ebay. There are hundreds of wooden molds available and range from cooking to shoe making.The wooden cookie molds were very detailed, artistic molds such as the one shown of the windmill. The wooden cookie molds come as carvings in flat boards, stamps and rolling pins, which make a continuous rolled design. You need only cut them apart and bake them.
Springerle molds are commonly used as a traditional holiday cookie. Most of the recipes I found were an anise based recipe, which families included little secret ingredients to make the recipe their own.
All the wooden cookie molds are quite collectible and usable today.
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