Wonderful Old Iron Milking Stool with Star Cutout and Fantastic Surface scrap metal Old crease in heavy paper/light

Old crease in heavy paper/light board running across the middle

I really love the combination of objects included here

blue ink on brown paper

sometimes set into the handle of a gun

so he will spill a little straw when one handles him

Wonderful Old Iron Milking Stool with Star Cutout and Fantastic Surface scrap metal Old crease in heavy paper/lightA charmer of an old milking stool, very early 20th century I believe, the form of which is perfectly suited for milking indeed, with a bit of a pitch to the seat, allowing one to get right up under those udders! But of course what sold me is the spectacular surface, white paint on iron, which has aged to yield a pattern reminding one quite a bit of a black and white speckled cow:) And then this charming star cut out on the little shelf below, making