Charming Antique Folk Art Boot Shaped Boot Lacer on Loop fraternal horseshoe which also makes it look

which also makes it look a bit like a medieval armor helmet from that side

Some dust/soiling/staining to the wipes

But I think it's quite a wonderful little thing

This 1911 special edition of Longfellow’s "Voices of the Night" features a padded white cover with great gold text and flourishes framing a river view

quite an extraordinary thing

Charming Antique Folk Art Boot Shaped Boot Lacer on Loop fraternal horseshoe which also makes it lookA charmer of an antique charm, and a functional one too a boot shaped boot lacer, with "hook" that folds out to be used to pull one's laces tight. Made of brass I believe, with a bright gold toned surface on one side and silver on the other, with decorative embossed patten on the brass of the hook. I've never seen another like this, a wonderfully folky thing, perfect for stringing on a chain now and wearing as a lucky, and handy, pendant! 1 3 4" x 1 7