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Six itty bitty miniature flowers chosen at random for the price of one! Mystery Shot Plates are curated batches of 10-14 small impression dies, from which a given number of designs are chosen at random and pressed onto one steel puck. The listing photos show what designs your random dies will be chosen from. This not-so-mysterious mystery grab bag is a cost-effective way to fill your impression die collection with the small components you need! Disclaimer: The dies you receive will vary considerably from one order to the next, and there is no way to guarantee that you get different dies in multiple orders. No refunds.

This die will be made using traditional 19th century methods. It was struck by heat in a drop hammer to create a perfect impression very quickly. This die will not be available in the future - we're only making one run of these in a limited number. The original hub is from Janvier Gruzon of Paris, France.

For stuff you might like to do. Brand new hardened and ground. Perfect for hand stamping wire shapes (think triangle wire). DO NOT PUT IN A HYDRAULIC PRESS.

A very big hub for brooches and box tops. It's deep enough to make a lid and has an oval center for stone setting, engraving, and more. From Beaucraft (est. 1947 Providence, RI).

A very detailed and ornate Egyptian Revival Beetle. From mid-19th century, Paris, France.

This is the largest crab design in our current collections! It originally made large pewter brooches. The detail on its shell is incredible. The hub came in with our collection of hubs from Beaucraft (est. 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island), but it's design has also been used by Salisbury Inc. (est. 1979 in Easton, Maryland).

A giant abstract fish comprised of small beads and delicate patterns. It has a jump ring to connect it to a chain. From Paris, France.

A uniquely shaped flower with a large leaf and a small bloom below it.

This long component makes knives, letter openers, rings, and more. From Breuning.

Design your own impression die! Made with special die-carving steel that is easy to carve. Use files, gravers, burs, or chasing tools to carve your own design in the negative.

Design your own impression die! Made with special die-carving steel that is easy to carve. Use files, gravers, burs, or chasing tools to carve your own design in the negative.

Pour molten silver into this mold to create a rough cone shape perfect for using with shot dies. *Note - Due to size of ingot, the impression will likely NOT be centered. We will press it as deep as we can, without breaking the integrity of the impression die.

This large rooster impression die would make a great brooch, keychain, and more. From Beaucraft

From Michael Ilsa.

This intricately carved design is perfect for hair clips, larger accessory pins, small bracelets, rings, and more. From the Parisi Tool & Die Co.

This impression die would make a unique bracelet piece! From Breuning.

Design: 3/4" x 1/2" with a 4.5mm center

This large flower is perfect for brooches, hairpins, large accessory pins for sashes and scarves, decor, and more. From Beaucraft.

This bezel is quite deep, which may make pressing it more difficult. From Breuning in Pforzheim, Germany.

Beaucraft in Providence, RI 1947-present

This die makes a perfect base for a forked hair stick. From Pforzheim, Germany.

From Pforzheim, Germany.

From Pforzheim, Germany.

From Pforzheim, Germany.

Gothic revival die made in house from the original Galvano sculpture. This is from Joseph Pratt in Paris, France, from the mid 1800's.

Art Nouveau woman from the early 1900's. Can you imagine her on a broach, a pair of earrings or a pendant?! From the Gorham company in Providence, Rhode Island.

A textured band reminiscent of birch bark. From Breuning (Pforzheim, Germany).

This ring impression die is made of elegant vines and flowers, a five-petaled flower with a small space for a stone in the center. Design: 2-11/16" x 11/32" with a 1.5mm setting

This mid-century modern ring comes from 1950s and 1960s Germany.

This jewelry hub depicts an ornately detailed peacock. It makes hair combs and hair forks, brooches, belt buckles, decor, and more. From early 20th century Villemin in Paris, France.

Made by Parisi Tools in Providence, RI c. 1950s-2006; Italian-American; includes Eli Lockets

This art nouveau design is a classic from Beaucraft. Use it to make pendants, belts, brooches, and more. Made in Providence, RI 1947-present

A very little scottie dog!

11/16" x 3/8"

We make a lot of copies of Impression Dies, sometimes pressing can go wrong and aren't perfect... Sometimes we get returns... They're still useful dies however we can't exactly send them to the buyer. So here's you chance to get TWO random impression dies for the price of one! All grab bag dies are stamped with a "7" on the front of the die to prevent reselling at full price. ** NO PICKING, NO EXCHANGES, NO RETURNS- SOLD AS IS. Grab bag.

An art nouveau match safe from 20th century Paris, France. It depicts a woman with curled hair in profile beneath a tree.