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Message:: [QUOTE="42Skeezix, post: 27841, member: 40"]It bothers me when they say made our of "antique candy molds." I just can't see alllllll the figurines on alllll these wreaths out there by Petites Choses made from **antique** candy molds. FIRST and FOREMOST let me say I AGREE 100%. ...But that reminded me of something cool that walked into my booth many, many, years ago. I was at Brimfield and at the time I was strong on EARLY toys. Guy comes in with this big ol' box and asks if we're interested in old toy PARTS. Well sure! We were figuring he meant pieced out broken toys. He said he picked up the box full in a NH barn. When he opened the box it was FULL of VERY EARLY (1880ish) TIN STAMPINGS for tin toys. Horse halves in stacks of 20-30-50. Drivers, wheels, Carriage pieces in big multiples. There were even a few brass pressings...very few.Some were even similar to those found on the wreath. There was a little paperwork with the pieces that named the maker from Mass. but I forget, it's been a LONG while. A very rare maker too. I didn't get 'em. I passed the lead to a good friend into tin...it all worked out well. Just sayin' These bits were exactly the type of thing on the wreath, authentic antiques 100%, and there had to be at least a thousand of 'em in assorted shapes and forms. It was a very cool and valuable little hoard.[/QUOTE]