Nice Old Blacksmith Made Hand-forged Iron Folk Art Snake with Incised Details Walter Baker & Co chocolate cup A beauty of an antique

A beauty of an antique carved marble book

I just love this solid walnut top as an object

R likely stands for Ingersoll Scout Reservation in London Mills

3 9/16" x 2 13/16" x 3/4"

Nice Old Blacksmith Made Hand-forged Iron Folk Art Snake with Incised Details Walter Baker & Co chocolate cup A beauty of an antiqueA satisfying old hand forged iron snake, with especially nice looping and curling to the body (good from every angle) and a great shape to the head, mouth open and incised detailing along the flat top of it. Found in Maine, with good age to it for sure, some old rusting around that incising. These continue to be made (mostly of rebar now) and vary a great deal in quality and character; I think this is really a nice one, maybe early 20th century or so.