Miniature Cast Iron Cobblers Form (?) on Wooden Post head on spring especially the downturned beak

especially the downturned beak

with a wool weft and cotton warp

I kind of like the directness of just taping a photo of one’s sweetheart to the back

whimsical yet functional sculpture that could inspire and host all sorts of fantastic ikebana arrangements

In the basement was the husband's woodshop

Miniature Cast Iron Cobblers Form (?) on Wooden Post head on spring especially the downturned beakLike many things I find great, I'm not quite totally sure the purpose of this one! The cast iron shoe form piece measures just shy of 3 inches long, so seems small even for a baby shoe, so perhaps it was used by a doll maker, though why the tread on the bottom I'm not sure either; perhaps it was all about making tracks? In any event. with this wonderfully aged old wood "leg", I think it's a pretty cool object, and a nice and heavy one, which perhaps