Androcles And The Lion Rare Ad Mat Mold Jean Simmons

ADMATTERIS PROUD TO OFFER UP FOR product TODAY, THIS ORIGINAL VINTAGEWOODAD MAT!!!!PresentingTHREE RARE MOVIE MOLDS/LEAD FORMS.(TWO ARE ON 1 PLATE)The propername is an "Ad Mat" or more specifically WOOD AD MAT Many from my collection have "Wood Ad Mat" stamped on the back. THIS AD MAT ISFROM THE 1952 FILM"ANDROCLES AND THE LION" STARRINGJEAN SIMMONS, VICTOR MATURE, ROBERT NEWTON & ALAN YOUNG!Please read my entire description BEFORE looking!This way neither of us will be disappointed!***This is NOT COPY!!!.....Or Reproduction of any Kind. We only deal with Original Vintage Admats!!!******EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS ITEM IS AS ADVERTISED ORWE WILL GIVE YOUR PURCHASE PRICE!! 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!***This is an EXTREMELY RARE and unusual item! How Rare??? I Challenge youto find another! Go ahead check it out.... you have the whole WorldWide Web!! This is one of the rarest pieces of Movie Memorabilia you will ever find! THIS ADMAT IS IN MINT UNUSED CONDITION!!!Some of my customers include Museums located throughout theU.S.A. they have purchased similar Ad Mat molds to exhibit. This is anORIGINAL CASTING MOLDFOR THETHIS AD MAT ISFROM THIS AD MAT ISFROM THE 1952 FILM"ANDROCLES AND THE LION" TheUPPER mold reads: "PAGAN SPLENDOR AND LOVE...IN PLEASURE-MAD ROME!.....BERNARD SHAW'S.....ANDROCLES AND THE LION.....JEAN SIMMONS.....VICTOR MATURE.....ROBERT NEWTON.....MAURICE EVANS.....AND ALAN YOUNG AS ANDROCLES ...AN RKO RADIO RELEASE." THE 2ND MOLD IS A SMALL TEXT MOLD (NOT SHOWN) AND LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE UPPER MOLD IT READS: "SOON....ANDROCLES AND THE LION.....LAST TIMES." DEPENDING ON WHEN THE AD WOULD RUN THE PRINTER WOULD BLOCK OF EITHER THE WORD SOON OR LAST TIMES. THE 3RD (LOWER) MOLD READS: "COMEDIAN ALAN YOUNG TAKES A THORN FROM THE PAW OF A LION IN THIS SCENE FROM "ANDROCLES AND THE LION" RELEASED BY RKO."TOGETHER (without the text mold) THESEmolds measures aprox.6" X5"It is inMINT UNUSED CONDITION! These molds are great conversationpieces and they are RARE as the dickens! This would look outstandingframed in a shadowbox type frame. Again these are composed of a Wood Fiber....Please don't expect something made out of metal!Androcles is an escaped slave who is on the run from his Roman captors. While hiding in the forest he comes upon a wild lion who, instead of attacking the weak and starving slave, approaches him with a wounded paw, which he holds out to Androcles as if to beg his assistance. Androcles sees that the source of the lion's agony is a large thorn embedded in the paw, which the slave, not without first finding some considerable courage, pulls out. The lion is greatly relieved and for some time brings Androcles food which it has killed. Soon however the slave is recaptured and sentenced to be thrown to the lions in the colosseum. When the slave stands in the arena, alone and with nothing but a sword to defend himself with, the lion is released upon him. It turns out to be, of course, none other than the very same lion which Androcles had helped, and the two embraced each other, not only as old friends but also as two slaves now both in the same boat - in front of thousands of aghast people and an astonished Roman Emperor. Upon hearing Androcles' tale, so surprised was the Emperor that he at once ordered the slave to be freed, and released them both.These "WOOD AD MATS" are really Molds/Lead Forms that wereintended to have molten lead poured into to them create castings, andthen discarded. This was the way that Newspaper ads, press book Ad Matsand various publications were produced up until the mid 1960's. Mostnewspapers were done via letterpress printing and utilized what iscalled hot type. The lead was melted and then used to type out wordsand imprint pictures. Pictures were usually in the form of one of thesemolds, which is composed of a wood fiber material specially, designedto accept the molten lead. Once cooled the casting was secured in thedesired position in the letterpress, inked and paper placed on top ofthe lead casting. The press was then brought down under pressure and'whala' a spiffy movie ad for a film coming to a theater near you!Electronic typesetting made this process obsolete over 40 years ago!Today's computers and technology make this process extremely efficient.The Extremely Fine artwork in this is just incredible! My picture justdoes not do it justice at all. Shipping & handling is 6.95 (International $3 extra) Insurance is extra andbased on the final selling price ($2 for each $50.00 worth) but isoptional at your own risk. 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