Antique Cast Iron Western Style Boots Match Safe first edition Americans 1963 The sculpture is attached to

The sculpture is attached to round base by screws

which she also narrated

I am not certain whether he was made in Alaska or Canada

The box measures 10" x 4 3/4" x 1 1/4"

Lambert--who studied at College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and the Richmond Art Center

Antique Cast Iron Western Style Boots Match Safe first edition Americans 1963 The sculpture is attached toI've found a few twins of these old cast iron boots, dating them to sometime between the 1850s and the late 1800s, when apparently they were commonly seen in saloons and cigar shops, where they functioned as match holders. I do rather love the vision of a series of them lined up along the bar in a lively saloon somewhere out west, serving up matches to cowboys! Especially fun with this pair is that the bolts that secure the boots to their iron base