Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base old hand-painted sign and by whom he was

and by whom he was given the name "Eight Bears

" "Honest Use of Materials" and "Changes in Modes of Living"

but what I most love is the surface

all detailed in the little booklet

The lid is well attached but not super tight on the nail

Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base old hand-painted sign and by whom he wasI think of this more as a door stop than a paperweight (which is how the dealer I purchased it from described it) weighing in at 3 1 2 pounds, it seems a bit of overkill for holding down a stack of papers, though this pup (a retriever, or a setter?) certainly looks fetching perched atop a pile. Late 19th century I would guess, it shows all of those years, with much of the dog's creamy brown paint worn away, along, it seems, with a piece of his jowl!