Crazy Old Welded Iron Folk Art Cabin! carving they're the best

they're the best

with a terrific presence

Just shy of 20" long

the tip shows the same color as the rest

What I've learned about the Adella Fanton who signed this drawing in 1884 is that  she was born in Danbury

Crazy Old Welded Iron Folk Art Cabin! carving they're the bestThis thing weighs a ton and its existence defies all practical logic, but of course this is much of what makes me really love it! I have to think its maker took great pleasure in its construction, using lines of weld to represent logs, and dots and dabs for the stone chimney, and then iron rods for the columns of the front porch. I found one smaller example out there dated late 19th early 20th century and would guess this one is not much off the