Antique Cast Iron Good Luck (Presumed Fraternal) Horseshoe with Original Paint glass slide kaleidoscope with a citation in the

with a citation in the Hardware Dealers Magazine in 1913 noting that price cards like these (sold via catalogue as well as at the store) were Manson's speciality

The sitting bunny measures 2 3/4" t x 1 1/2" wide x 2" deep

but at some point the stop was removed or lost

I found this terrific "T" along with a "B" and an "R" (listed separately) packed together in an envelope at an antique shop and just fell in love with them

Antique Cast Iron Good Luck (Presumed Fraternal) Horseshoe with Original Paint glass slide kaleidoscope with a citation in theI've found some other old cast iron horseshoes featuring shaking hands like this one (though no other with this terrific heart and star at center), and so believe it likely had fraternal associations. This one was clearly hand painted, still showing a pattern of little flowers all along the horseshoe, cream paint on the shaking hands, and dark red on the heart, and at the very top one can just make out the words "Good Luck." Based on a few other