Can You Guess What This Common Tool Was Used For In The Past?
Once upon a time, a cast iron spoon like these might have been discovered stashed away in a shed, garage or a toolbox. To the untrained eye, it appeared to be some sort of kitchen tool. But that hefty tool, a cast iron spoon bullet mold, was made for a very different job
A Tool for the Home That Might Surprise You
They melted lead in cast-iron spoons. They poured the molten metal into molds for bullets or fishing sinkers. A household might have a cast iron spoon bullet mold. This was not in a factory — this was at home.