Very Old Carved Boot with Iron Nails, Presumed Pipe Tamper colonial ship hannah and what looks like an

and what looks like an arrow pointing to the knob on that yellow door as if to signal the beginning of a drama yet to unfold

the cage measures 10" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 4" deep

but overall good structural condition

and the brass looks very much to me like  melted down shell casings

Very Old Carved Boot with Iron Nails, Presumed Pipe Tamper colonial ship hannah and what looks like an(Hard to photograph because that black paint absorbs all the light so I set it atop a block, which maybe helps a bit.) I believe this is quite an early carved boot American I believe, and earlyish 19th c. I would guess and I believe it was meant to function as a pipe tamper. I really love the form, very folky and a little awkward, but also with this great high heel. And I especially love the old iron nails that run both down the front and around the