Old St. Pierre Forged Steel "Wonder" Tossing Horseshoe covered dish with beautiful heavyweight rag paper

with beautiful heavyweight rag paper pages

England) which dates them between 1862-1904

) and birds around him

and the figure  to his right with serenely attentive expression and arms locked gracefully behind him

There in a horizontal surface crease or wrinkle in the paper 2/3 of the way done

Old St. Pierre Forged Steel "Wonder" Tossing Horseshoe covered dish with beautiful heavyweight rag paperI'm not one for things bearing inspirational messages, but l love found language that carries meaning, so couldn't resist this one. It actually makes me envision a horse named Wonder, but I don't think a reminder to encourage one to wonder about things is a bad idea either! 1930s 40s I believe, with the number "2" at either end, and "St. Pierre, Worcester, MA" a family run manufacturing company founded in the 1920s and which continues to operate today