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

You can see that the area around the top of his shirt and right arm shows loss and is quite fragile

quite an extraordinary thing

I have taken one separating them into the two groups

with scuffs

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