Much Weathered Sculptural Antique Iron Finial (Lightening Rod Tip?) round painter duster They are all definitely old

They are all definitely old

folded and cut from card weight paper and tied with a ribbon on the back

which I believe is likely late 19th or early 20th century

as a means for girls to earn "respectable" income--I'd guess this one was made by a girl of the lower classes

Much Weathered Sculptural Antique Iron Finial (Lightening Rod Tip?) round painter duster They are all definitely oldAnother wonderfully sculptural very old iron finial from a group of them found this week, this one I especially love for looking like an arrow shot through a sphere. The base has eroded such that it will no longer stand on its own, but I think this one is better laid on its side, anyway. 10 inches long, with a few holes rusted through in the sphere as well as base, all to the good I think.