Antique Cast Iron Mounting Pulley with Rotating Hearts! sentiment which swirl around the complex

which swirl around the complex rituals of finding appropriate matches for eligible young women--an so I immediately empathize with these three

and then spreading to become widely popular as a folk art in the second half of the 19th c

and think these three sets together could occupy child and adult a like for quite a long time

I think there's nothing like weathered and scuffed creamy white paint on wood

Antique Cast Iron Mounting Pulley with Rotating Hearts! sentiment which swirl around the complexI don't pay much attention to old pulleys, but I will always stop for a wheel of hearts that turns round and round! I believe this was probably use for a sliding, pocket type door, or perhaps as a pulley for a dumb waiter, early 20th century I would guess. It is in great shape to put to work again, though I love it just as an object, either to mount on the wall or set on a surface and give a turn or two occasionally for good luck in love! 8 1 4" x 4 5