Antique Cast Iron Western Style Boots Match Safe first edition Americans 1963 I am not certain whether

I am not certain whether he was made in Alaska or Canada

3 1/4" across at base

cleaning fluid

with wide bowl rising gracefully from cylindrical body

Lambert--who studied at College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and the Richmond Art Center

Antique Cast Iron Western Style Boots Match Safe first edition Americans 1963 I am not certain whetherI've found a few twins of these old cast iron boots, dating them to sometime between the 1850s and the late 1800s, when apparently they were commonly seen in saloons and cigar shops, where they functioned as match holders. I do rather love the vision of a series of them lined up along the bar in a lively saloon somewhere out west, serving up matches to cowboys! Especially fun with this pair is that the bolts that secure the boots to their iron base