Much Weathered Sculptural Antique Iron Finial (Lightening Rod Tip?) round painter duster which reads Letter suit ('letter

which reads Letter suit ('letter to follow') on the front

which has acquired a warm dry wood patina

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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 which reads Letter suit ('letterAnother 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.