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Mr. Sandman · 11-10-2005, 10:57 AM

I was standing at the kitchen island and the local paper was open. I looked down and in the "bargin bin" (a section I never look at cause it it usually loaded with junk) I saw an ad for tin jig molds and tin. I called the guy up and for 85 bucks picked ups 6 molds a crappy hot pot and 20# of tin (that alone is worth $7/lb).

Most of the molds are alum and some are hand made in a machine shop and a couple are old herters jig molds but one looks like the real macoy. It was cast in a foundry and is iron with pins. It pours a classic style tin squid. It has an odd pin argangement to secure the hook. I have seen these before. He told me someone on the island won this in one of the derbys a very long time ago.

I figured what the hell, add it to my collection of junk but it looks like something fun to play with this winter.

11-10-2005, 10:57 AM	#1
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	tin squid mold I was standing at the kitchen island and the local paper was open. I looked down and in the "bargin bin" (a section I never look at cause it it usually loaded with junk) I saw an ad for tin jig molds and tin. I called the guy up and for 85 bucks picked ups 6 molds a crappy hot pot and 20# of tin (that alone is worth $7/lb). Most of the molds are alum and some are hand made in a machine shop and a couple are old herters jig molds but one looks like the real macoy. It was cast in a foundry and is iron with pins. It pours a classic style tin squid. It has an odd pin argangement to secure the hook. I have seen these before. He told me someone on the island won this in one of the derbys a very long time ago. I figured what the hell, add it to my collection of junk but it looks like something fun to play with this winter.