Taxidermy mannikin mold with recesses for supporting artificial eyes

Claim 1

A mold for forming a taxidermy animal head mannikin with artificial eyes molded therein in proper position, comprising: a pair of mold cavity half parts, each of the half parts having: a cavity surface contoured for correct anatomical formation of features of half of the mannikin including the features immediately surrounding the eye; a semi-spherical eye socket recess in the cavity surface shaped for snugly receiving the front portion of an artificial eye and leaving the rear portion projecting into the mold cavity with the surface of the mold cavity having correctly contoured anatomical features right up to the edge of the eye socket recess; and reference indicia in the cavity surface near the edge of the eye socket recess comprising at least two indicia markings on opposite sides of the eye socket recess, whereby an artificial eye may be inserted in the eye socket recess and correctly positioned by aligning the pupil of the eye with the indicia markings prior to introducing liquid foamable hardenable material into the cavity between the mold half parts.