HANDLES

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Ice Cream Mould Handles

I. Cross Sections
            Strap Cross Section
            Rectangular Cross Section
            Square Cross Section
            Hexagonal Cross Section            
            Round Cross Section
            Elliptical Cross Section
            D-Cross Section

II. Attachment of Handles to Mould
            A (butt soldered directly to mould)
            B (butt soldered to a lug cast on mould)
            C (side of handle shouldered to the mould)

III. Decoration
            Ernst Handle
            Grooved Handle
                        Single
                        Double
                        Crosshatching

Gingerbread & Muffin Handles

John Wright
                       

ICE CREAM MOULD HANDLES

I. Cross Sections Of Handles

The most distinctive feature of Handles are their cross sections. The letters are maker's abbreviations, the numbers are frequency of distribution of makers in a small sample. The small sized numbers below the photos are the WHT numbers of the mould and the letters are the abbreviation of the maker.

Strap Cross Section: GN 13; GL 6; Ger 1; BK 1; CC 1

Rectangular Cross Section: R 7; CC 5; GN 3; ? 2; GL 1; Er 1

Square Cross Section: 4; CC 1; ? 1

Round Cross Section: 2 first picture-solid round handle, second picture-hollow round handle

 

 

Elliptical Cross Section: BK 9; ? 9; K 6; GK 4; R 4

 

D-Cross Section: These handles may be attached to the mould with the flat surface inward or outward.

Hexagonal Cross Section

 

II. ATTACHMENT OF HANDLES TO MOULD

 

 

A (butt soldered directly to mould)

CONICAL BUTT SOLDER

 

 

B (butt soldered to a lug cast on mould)

PYRAMIDAL LUG

 

 

C (side of handle soldered to the mould)

SIDE SODER TO INVERTED END OF HANDLE

SOLDER TO EVERTED END OF HANDLE

 

 

 

III. DECORATION

 

 

Only one maker, Jacob Ernst of New York made a distinctive and decorative handle which he applied to some of his banquet moulds. It had a central node and the round cross section continued to each end as an elongated oval.

 

Decorative Longitudinal Grooves

Single Groove: (Varies from a crease, S&Co, to 2mm wide ) K14; CC 5; LG 1 So 1

 

Double Groove: BK 7; E 3; CC 1;Er 1

Crosshatching

 

GINGERBREAD & MUFFIN HANDLES

John Wright

Wright, John JW -Elliptical Cross Sections, have indentations on the front and back -Everted Ends -Cast inscription intaglio	"1935 John Wright Co"	#37528-4
	"Cast in USA"	#37528
		#37528

Griswold Gr	"GRISWOLD"	#0777
		#0778
		#0776