Unusual Old Handmade Single Lead Shot Mold vintage china paint pigment They are hand numbered in

They are hand numbered in pencil at top center (this one is 4

as there is a Summit street near Trinity College

partly to create objects that were somewhat less refined and more affordable than his previous items

which I've tried to document but don't find at all detracting

A total charmer

Unusual Old Handmade Single Lead Shot Mold vintage china paint pigment They are hand numbered inThis is an unusual, handmade pine mold made to produce lead shot (musket balls?), one at a time. Relative to producing shot, much more commonly one sees antique handheld plier like molds, often producing multiples at once, quickly, which would be far more efficient in a military type situation so this seems certainly made for personal use, and while I assume for producing shot, I suppose it could have been used for a different purpose entirely (?).