Posted 10 months ago
jscott0363
(903 items)
Hello everyone!!
Here’s a set of cast iron bookends depicting a little boy and girl reading books. These are from around 1920. They’re 5 1/4” tall and 6 1/2” long. They each weigh 3lbs. There is a foundry mark on the backside, but I don’t recognize the mark. There were a couple of different manufacturers of these, and there are only slight differences between the two different manufacturers. Maxfield & Parrish manufactured a set of these, but this set is made by an unknown manufacturer. I bought two sets of these back before Christmas, and wanted to post them before I pack them away for storage. I’ll post the other set soon. I carefully cleaned these while trying to kept the wonderful patina they've developed over the past 100+ years and I replaced the felt on both. . These remind me so much of the children depicted in the primer readers we used in elementary school many years ago.
Thanks very much for stopping in for a look!!
Scott
Very cute studious pair, the vintage clothing & girl's hairdo really reflect the times
Jenni,
Thanks very much!! I love the design of these as well. I've seen many sets of these, but most I've seen are in poor condition of priced far too high.
fortapache,
vcal,
Vynil,
Jenni
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Mike
Thank you all very much for the loves, comment and for stopping by!!!
Thomas,
DejaVu,
Dave,
kivatinitz,
Kevin
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sherrilou,
Thank you all so very much for the loves and for stopping by!!
Leelani
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Mike
Thank you both very much for the loves and for stopping in!!
SEAN,
Thank you so very much for the love and for stopping in!!!
kwqd,
Thank you for the love and for dropping in!!