Funny Old Welded Iron Caterpillar cast copper brooch S Calvalry was established as

S Calvalry was established as an official branch of the United States Army in 1861

And then there are all of these bits inside

The bear measures 3 1/2” tall x 2 1/4” wide x 3 1/2” long

booklets were published in 1934

a planographic printing process

Funny Old Welded Iron Caterpillar cast copper brooch S Calvalry was established asKind of silly, but kind of sweet! I'm not sure, but wonder whether the cast iron balls that comprise his body might be old musket balls (?), which someone decided to turn into a little caterpillar at some point, welding on the iron legs, antennae, and button eyes and nose. At any rate, its definitely pretty old, and fairly rusty, and not fussy at all, which I think is much of what makes it good! 4 3 8" l x 1 3 4" w x 2 1 8" t.