Pewter Eppelsheimer &Co. Daisy Ice Cream / Chocolate Mold antique iron chain with wear and some dryness/light

with wear and some dryness/light cracking to the wood (which I have not touched)

Photos best portray the damage to the lid--the lip has come apart from the flat part of the lid on one side

which is grayish brown

the New York based artist who made and signed this (circa 1970s I believe) pot

Pewter Eppelsheimer &Co. Daisy Ice Cream / Chocolate Mold antique iron chain with wear and some dryness/lightI see old pewter ice cream molds around now and then and always think they're cool, but it was the flower form of this one that sold me maybe it's a little Martha Stewart, but I think it would really fun to host a party and serve daisy shaped ice cream treats! Or solid chocolate ones! Plus it's just a nice sculptural object, with a surprise inside. The prominent mark HAZ Co from what I understand is the name of a supplier of finished ice cream treats,