Rare Mold Sourcing (1 Viewer)

[Gus]

I'm about a month into my quest to get every mold from Eisenstadt's list, and am broadening into filling out Bud Jones plastics and other legible sets (obscure home-market stuff generally excluded).

Most retailers and eBay sellers don't list chips by their mold, "Mold ID," or manufacturer, all of which are very helpful when trying to track down specific molds. This leaves me with scrolling through thousands of listings squinting at the details on chips and occasionally striking gold with a chip I don't have at a reasonable price (ideally under $10).

My longer term plan is to dig into each mold, figure out its history of creation, manufacturers over time, etc. But for now I'm looking for tips to find rare molds. Below are the ones I'm missing. I've found two of them, but at $20 (chain) for one and $160 for a set of 4 of the other (24 suits)

Any pointers would be appreciated!

MD 92a "Braid" 16 ridges
MD-92b Rope 11 ridges
MD-83 "Candelabra" which is appears to be the Stakis casino house mold, so a bit less interesting
MD-16a 16 Suits + "CARO"
MD-18 Pips 4x4 + 4x "C"
MD-33 24 Suits
MD-42 Chain 16x Links
MD-38c Paulson Suits 4x4 + THC
MD-38d Clubs 16x
MD-29 "Courts & Numerals" 2345678910JQKA"
MD-4 Dice and Diamonds (weird diamonds)
MD-73 Dolphins 4x (maybe the same plastic or manufacturer as the Dragons and Mermaids?)
MD-55a Dots 16x
MD-37 Pips 8x + Horseshoe 2x
MD-101 Feathers / Leaves
MD-23 N or NV 12x
MD-105 Ridge Mold
MD-59 Trapezoids
MD-13a Steamboat

 

[BoyWonder]

I don't have any leads for you, but just want to say that this is an awesome idea and project! Good luck with the search!

 

[Gus]

I don't have any leads for you, but just want to say that this is an awesome idea and project! Good luck with the search!

Thanks BoyWonder! It's part compulsive treasure hunt, and part "huh, I can't find this resource anywhere, maybe I could just make it"

Each 'stack' below is a unique or near-unique mold, with cheap home stuff on the left, then casino plastics, ceramics, and trad clays towards the right. If you look at Eisenstadt's "Mold ID" list this includes every one except those shown in the first post here.

Barrels/shuffle stacks in the back started as one from each manufacturer that I could find and have uhh, ballooned.

Much of this sourced right from the PCF classifieds, thanks all!

 

[Jeff in Iowa]

I'm also a rare mold collector. I have duplicates of some that you are still looking for. Of the ones you posted, I would say MD-55a, Md-92a, MD-92b will be the hardest to find.

There are also a few antique and modern clay molds that Eisenstadt never got around to listing, including several non-standard size Paulson chips.

If I'm lucky, maybe you'll have duplicates of a couple I am still looking for. I'll drop you a PM.