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    Posted 24 days ago

    jscott0363
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    Hello everyone!!
    You probably saw the Tweedledee and Tweedledum andirons, from Lewis Carroll's 1865 Alice In Wonderland novel, I recently posted. Well, here are another set of andirons from a Lewis Carroll novel. These are smaller than any of my other andirons and may have been used in a smaller fireplace. Perhaps a child's bedroom during the late 19th century.

    "The Walrus And Carpenter" are from a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll, which appeared in his 1871 novel "Through The Looking Glass". These andirons are made of bronze, but the horizontal shanks are cast iron, of course. I'm told these are from the later part of the 19th century. They measure 16 3/4" tall and 16 1/2" long with shanks connected. I haven't weighed them, but they're quite heavy.

    Thanks very much for taking time to stop in for a look!!

    Scott

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 24 days ago
      For those unfamiliar with "The Walrus And The Carpenter" , here's a link to that poem.

      https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43914/the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-56d222cbc80a9
    2. Newfld Newfld, 23 days ago
      Beautiful Walrus & Carpenter andirons they are so evocative of the characters, Lewis Carroll had such a fantastic imagination
    3. jscott0363 jscott0363, 23 days ago
      Jenni,
      Thank you!! Yes, they really are. Even the Carpenters' tears are detailed.
    4. jscott0363 jscott0363, 23 days ago
      Merrill,
      vcal,
      Jenni,
      Vynil
      and
      DejaVu,
      Thank you all very much for the loves, comment and for taking time to stop in!!
    5. jscott0363 jscott0363, 23 days ago
      fortapache,
      Dave
      and
      Tilted,
      Thank you all so much for the loves and for taking time to stop in!!
    6. jscott0363 jscott0363, 23 days ago
      prettymollie
      and
      Kevin,
      Thank you both very much for the loves and for stopping in!!
    7. jscott0363 jscott0363, 21 days ago
      SEAN,
      Thanks so very much for the love and for stopping by!!
    8. jscott0363 jscott0363, 21 days ago
      Drake
      and
      vinetia,
      Thanks very much for the loves and for stopping in!!
    9. jscott0363 jscott0363, 17 days ago
      kivatinitz,
      Thank you very much for the loves and for stopping in!!

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