Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe carved ivory 13 5/8" tall x 4

13 5/8" tall x 4 1/4" w x 4" (at base) and he weighs about 6 pounds

Sampler itself measures 4" x 2 5/6"

What could be better for a camping trip

but I find it exactly right--conveying the quiet beauty and also isolation of winter without a brushstroke more than is needed

One one side is

Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe carved ivory 13 5/8" tall x 4I believe this Odd Fellows horseshoe once read Luck along the bottom, but somehow (it would seem it was deliberately) the Luck piece is gone. Thus, it feels more as if carrying a message of good citizenship and friendship, which is certainly more within one's control! It seems there have been multiple iterations of good luck horseshoes of a similar ilk, but I believe this is an early one, late 19th very early 20th c, painted cast iron I believe, gold