Poetic (and Anthropomorphic) 19th Century Wooden Bootjack with Hanging Hole Worn Through antique parcheesi There is a gold foiled

There is a gold foiled "Made in Switzerland" sticker on the back of the box with the printed number 6349

very heavy for its size so great as a paperweight

with light wear and a bit of paint loss around the edges of the board as evident

but sewn binding is holding well

In addition to variation in the shape of the legs and feet

Poetic (and Anthropomorphic) 19th Century Wooden Bootjack with Hanging Hole Worn Through antique parcheesi There is a gold foiledFound in southern Maine this week, I think this is really beautiful, and quite poetic, too. It is a 19th century bootjack, which was used so much that the hanging hole at the narrow end wore all the way through, leaving that open curve. I love the primitive elegance of the resulting form, which also reads like a body, arms (or open mouth, or claw) extending from one end, legs from the other. And turn it over, there's a face! The wood itself shows a