Brass item for ?

[gerspee]

Own this and who has some idea what it is or used for ? Looks old to me .

thanks

[mart]

Screws and nuts say its not that old !! Probably 60`s or 70`s !!

[gerspee]

Seen that also but think the are replacement screws . There's some trace of it being attached with rivets once instead off these screws.

[caspert79]

Some kind of mould perhaps?

[mart]

Or simply a decorative dish like we would use for candy, mints or nuts !! May have had glass liners for each pocket !!

[KC]

Can you please give the dimensions of:  the entire piece, the small mold area.

Reminds me of molds used to make cakes of soap for laundry.  Any markings on the mold itself?

[bigwull]

Its definitely a mould...i,d bet my hat on it ...if i had one.....

[mart]

Kind of fancy for a utilitarian piece !!

[KC]

Some of the finer households would use fancier items....

Don't think if is for Fort Knox Gold tho'!  LOL

[bigwull]

Don,t think there,s much left..in there....its more of a Status symbol now...

[gerspee]

Well the sizes are in inches 10 inch width and height is 5 inches . The size off the basins are 4x2 inches . 

[mart]

Could be a soap mold !!  Gotta watch that lye soap,, get it too strong and you won`t need to shave your legs !!

[KC]

That is what I was thinking mart when I put that earlier.  My grandmother had a mold that looked more like it was for mini loaves of cornbread or bread...and this reminded me of it. 

This isn't typical of butter molds.

[Rauville]

I once had a primitive wooden sugar maple mold that produced "loaves" roughly that size.

[mart]

Some still do mold raw sugar !! Its a possibility !!