Antique Iron Tassel-Shaped Gate Weight alvino bagni There were clearly made by

There were clearly made by hand

who would then turn these in at the end of the period designated on the labels

13 pp printed with drawings) plus wrap

A nice companion to either or both of the folk art still banks I'm listing today

Antique Iron Tassel-Shaped Gate Weight alvino bagni There were clearly made byI think old cast iron gate weights are excellent objects and a fun thing to collect, with a lot of variety to tassel shaped ones of this sort; I believe this one probably 3rd quarter 19th century. A weight like this would have been hung from from a chain, most commonly on a garden gate, functioning as a counterweight to make the gate close on its own. The transformation of the form of a silk curtain tassel into a solid iron one makes it feel like