Featured Looks like a shoe, made of brass

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  1. dcfirebottle

    dcfirebottle Active Member

    Never really knew what this was. We use it for a door stop. Looks like it's part of something else that hooks on the bar on top. Seems to have been repaired before as well. Comments appreciated.


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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Seen these made to hang on a wall as a match or spill holder.
     
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  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    It's a type of stirrup.
     
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Absolutely!!
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    yup.........
     
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  7. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Wow, they look so tiny!

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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Spanish have small feet.:D Just about the only European country where I could buy shoes in my size.
    Seriously though, some of them are decorative model stirrups, rather than ones you could actually use. You would have to check the size to see which ones are actually useable.
     
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  9. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Oh goodness, I had NO idea!! How curious and interesting!
     
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  10. Anna Johndrow

    Anna Johndrow Active Member

    This type of stirrup is still in use in some parts of South America; Chile, Colombia and Argentina, especially in equestrian showmanship.
     
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  11. dcfirebottle

    dcfirebottle Active Member

    Thanks for the comments. Never would have guessed.
     
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  12. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    we lived in South America. My parents bought several pairs of these stirrups on a trip through Chile.
     
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