Scarce Fred S. Gichner Iron Works Knights in Armor Bookends paperback 3 1/2 across at handle

3 1/2 across at handle

along with hand-written notes detailing dimensions and prices

Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was a ceramicist and a major figure in the Arts and Crafts movement

running vertically down the far right edge

with all sorts of drama embedded those

Scarce Fred S. Gichner Iron Works Knights in Armor Bookends paperback 3 1/2 across at handleSo 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,