Can You Guess What This Common Tool Was Used For In The Past?

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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.

Families commonly gathered up scrap lead from old pipes or car parts. They spooned the metal into the spoon and held the spoon over a naked flame. After melting it, they carefully poured it into mold shapes. The result? Tools of the hunting or fishing trade.

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