Antique Anton Reiche German Tin Heart Chocolate Mold Hinged Inscribed Mother with Flowers Unique

Be still my beating heart is what came to mind when I first saw this absolutely fabulous Heart Tin Chocolate Mold! This mold was part of a collector's 30 year accumulation of unusual and rare heart ~ related pieces. The mold is marked "T.C. Weygant Co, Made in New York USA Germany" and is heavy. I was confused as to where this piece was made because of the ambiguous mark of origin, so I consulted Wendy Mullen of "Victorian Chocolate Molds". She is very knowledgeable and has written books on the subject. ~Please go to my "Links" page to visit her wonderful site.~ She advised that this mold is actually made by Anton Reiche in Germany and that the Weygrant Company was the distributor. This piece dates to the 1920's and is German. What makes this heart mold so special is the inside flange in the middle that was used to form a locking lip for the heart box. Wendy refers to this as an alignment locking lip because it made a crisp locking edge so the lid would stay put. Interesting! This hear