Iron Folk Art Woodpecker Door Knocker old brown paper bags 46 filled with writing

46 filled with writing

which I believe date to around that year

with plenty of wear and fading of the color

All these tiny tiny cream thread stitches that repaired two tears long long ago

I have not amped up the color on this guy

Iron Folk Art Woodpecker Door Knocker old brown paper bags 46 filled with writingI've eyed and almost purchased a few different woodpecker shaped knockers, but it's this one that ultimately sold me, in no small part because it's such a satisfying one to use, with the gold painted, square ended beak of the bird knocking against the iron plate with a really good clap, and with its tail then equally satisfyingly knocking against the plate in the opposite direction. Easily mounted to a wall via holes at either end of the iron plate,