Scarce Fred S. Gichner Iron Works Knights in Armor Bookends paperback along with hand-written notes detailing

along with hand-written notes detailing dimensions and prices

but details do a slightly better job

which looks to me to be splitting a piece of wood

with knot at the center of the seat

running vertically down the far right edge

Scarce Fred S. Gichner Iron Works Knights in Armor Bookends paperback along with hand-written notes detailingSo fun, I couldn't resist these who doesn't need a knight in shining armor, or two, around? And turns out the Gichner Ironworks, which produced them, was quite notable opened in Washington DC in 1899 by Fred S. Gichner, a Jewish immigrant from Austria, who went on to design fine ironwork grates, fences, and more for the White House, various embassies, and well appointed homes all over town. During World War II, when local construction was stalled,