Senkosam Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 A friend that I help out and exchange ideas came over this weekend and he brought over some old LC silicone molds. The silicone was encased in wood and the date read 1972 on both. Wonder if Dave was the original owner? The copyright printed on the wood suggests that the name was protected. My buddy bought them on E-Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Frank; Did you take any pics of them? I sure would like to see them. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefaddiction Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Here are two of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefaddiction Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Here are they other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Very cool. I think those are still in the line up for LC. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrm-n Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I have lots of those mold... they are still the ones I like pouring in to.... old school all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Thanks SW. Wonder how much they cost back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I saw the molds in this thread and I had to go dig out these ... the ones that look like they were made by LC were made by Carolina Novelty ... The short ones I had custom made .. so maybe Carolina made them for LC ... I will look up Carolina Novelty .. within the last couple of years I saw an add on Carolina and I checked and the fellow that was making them was still doing a little of it .. I had several of the short one that needed repairs I sent them to him and he could not do anything with them and did not have the old model to build me some more .. I originally had 25 of them (100 cavities) only have 3 at the present. Thought the other molds would be of interest to some of you. All of these are from the early and mid 60's. From Left to right 1. Only a couple was planning on testing for Saltwater trolling .. never did get to ... 1961. Using cook in the mold Plastisol. 2. & 3. These 2 piece "Round Worms" were made to use with cook in the Mold Plastisol .. hard to work with .. 1961. 4. (lower) Frog Chunk Custom made 1961 .. Have 24 of them and planning on doing a little with them. All of the above were purchased from "666 Plastics" and I have no idea as to who they had make them (I still have several others that I got from them ... all were originally made for "Cook In The Mold". --------- 5. (Bottom) Is a knock of a OLD Betts lure I called it the "Wampus Cat" The mold was made with Epoxy and I used it with Hot Melt 1961 6. Custom made silicon rubber 3/4 round worm .. from "Carolina Novelty" around 1963 or 64. 7. 6" 3/4 Round Worm silicon rubber ... one of my main worms .. 1962 or 63. 8. 8" 3/4 Round Worm silicon rubber ... will make (not the mold) on request .. 1962 or 63 Hope you can see these OK. when you reduce them down they harder to see the details. Just some stuff out of the past and some that I intend to put back into production. Later JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 JSC, Just a warning to you and others out there. We got a few molds from Carolina 4 or 5 years ago. They used a silicone very sparingly. So little that if you made 4 or 5 pours in a row, the mold would actually bow up in the middle, making some worms almost flat. When I removed the paper from the bottom of the wooden frame, instead of filling the frame all the way up with silicone, it looked like someone had taken something and just barely covered their masters. I really don't think the molds were that expensive, but that helped me learn my lesson on molds. If they're made cheap, they're going to be cheap. I also have several molds but I'm not sure who made them, I know they're real old because they came from a man that was 92 and living in a rest home. They are for a pre-rigged worm with 2 hooks. I would post some pictures, but we still haven't figured out how to get them sized right. They seem to always come out blurry. These molds are all made with a red colored or greenish colored silicone. some have a blue coating in the cavity, then some have a clear silicone on the bottom. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with these kinds of molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Mike I had a little trouble with them years ago .. sent them back and he filled in the gap with epoxy ... most of his stock molds have held up fairly well .. the ones I really need .. the short custom ones collapsed even with the epoxy backing. After over 40 years (30 not in use) I guess I was lucky they held up so long. The custom job was really used heavily for some time. Maybe some one else can elighten us some more. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Attached is a shot of some plastics from some of my old molds. Top is "Chunks" From 1961 Middle is "Shiner" From 1961 Bottom 2 are "Wampus Cats" from 1961. (Detail does not show up good with this color combination) Ran then with some scrap plastic. I have read here of some of you wanting some big "stuff" ... I have limited production on the "WC" and the "Shiner". PM if interested. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
