Beautiful Large Hand-forged Iron Grappling Hook in Old White Paint old bakelite dice but would definitely be useful

but would definitely be useful for drying one's socks post-ski or shoveling or wading through snow or rain

the smaller

But two kindly ducks tending to a frog in "A Quack Doctor"

in Northampton

A great little icon of a pre-plastic era

Beautiful Large Hand-forged Iron Grappling Hook in Old White Paint old bakelite dice but would definitely be usefulPhotos do no justice, especially in terms of scale and weight, but this is a large, gorgeously sculptural antique hand forged iron grappling hook, which may have been used for hanging meat game, but also seems possible to have had naval maritime use. Definitely an old one, unusual for bearing old white paint, and with I think an especially great shape to the hanging ring. Id treat it as found sculpture, but certainly it could be hung and used for