Old, Much Patinated Plaster Hand Mold antique card game teeth bared

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which look like energetic scribbled line drawings--this doghouse the very best example of that among them

I like the idea of this antique souvenir being used to mark places for future journeys in a giant world atlas

dating sometime between 1912 and 1921 (after which pieces were marked “ZCPO” and “Zanes Ware

Old, Much Patinated Plaster Hand Mold antique card game teeth baredI have no idea the maker behind this plaster mold, but it's certainly a handmade one, and appears quite an old one, too, perhaps made for casting hands for dolls or puppets, but maybe the work of a sculptor. Richly patinated and wonderfully crusty whatever the case, and just an excellent object, which stands on its own, hand raised, on a flat surface. 6" x 3 1 8" x 1 1 4". Good much used condition, rich and crusty patina.