which would be used to tag deliveries of freshly caught fish to the businesses that would sell them--in this case Chas
which certainly was once affixed to a cart or wagon
Oisín Kelly (1915–1981) was a prominent Irish sculptor who worked in wood
a heart on its front
in a nice period frame
Scarce Fred S. Gichner Iron Works Knights in Armor Bookends bread board which would be used toSo fun, I couldn't resist these who doesn't need a knight in shining armor, or two, around? And turns out the Gichner Ironworks, which produced them, was quite notable opened in Washington DC in 1899 by Fred S. Gichner, a Jewish immigrant from Austria, who went on to design fine ironwork grates, fences, and more for the White House, various embassies, and well appointed homes all over town. During World War II, when local construction was stalled,