Antique Concealment Shoe Found in New Hampshire Homestead intense though leans a little to

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and while I have certainly seen other old German Erzgebirge houses and villages and Noah's arcs

They've got all the attributes I love--nearly square corners

which also make pretty nice little pedestals

Cards measure 3 5/8" x 2 7/16"

Antique Concealment Shoe Found in New Hampshire Homestead intense though leans a little toI loved finding this one, a "concealment shoe" discovered in the wall of a 1700s homestead in New Hampshire, which I purchased from a MA based dealer during New Hampshire Antiques week. With examples dating to as early as the 1300s in Europe, concealment shoes have been discovered in chimneys, under floors, above ceilings, around doors and windows, in roofs, etc, and are believed to have been placed as charms of sorts, either to protect the occupants