Unusual Old Handmade Single Lead Shot Mold vintage china paint pigment and all of the details

and all of the details

The embroideries are sewn onto nice weight black fabric with cardboard backings

partly to create objects that were somewhat less refined and more affordable than his previous items

which is also just the right size for carrying around

The map itself as visible measures 21 3/4" x 17 1/8"

Unusual Old Handmade Single Lead Shot Mold vintage china paint pigment and all of the detailsThis is an unusual, handmade pine mold made to produce lead shot (musket balls?), one at a time. Relative to producing shot, much more commonly one sees antique handheld plier like molds, often producing multiples at once, quickly, which would be far more efficient in a military type situation so this seems certainly made for personal use, and while I assume for producing shot, I suppose it could have been used for a different purpose entirely (?).