Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe stereoscopic slides a name carved into the

a name carved into the wood at the top of one side

some in French) range from poems by Jean Cocteau and Paul Valery

and there is one small tear in the lip

I found it in New Hampshire and don’t know a thing about it

vividly colored pattern in red

Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe stereoscopic slides a name carved into theI believe this Odd Fellows horseshoe once read Luck along the bottom, but somehow (it would seem it was deliberately) the Luck piece is gone. Thus, it feels more as if carrying a message of good citizenship and friendship, which is certainly more within one's control! It seems there have been multiple iterations of good luck horseshoes of a similar ilk, but I believe this is an early one, late 19th very early 20th c, painted cast iron I believe, gold