Beautiful Antique Iron Rake-Hoe Head Lake Vanern with a series of rooms

with a series of rooms across two levels

a symbol of vitality and prosperity in China

at least that I can see

are just fantastic — a quintessential example of machine age design

Beautiful Antique Iron Rake-Hoe Head Lake Vanern with a series of roomsSuch a beautiful form, looking rather like a creature on four spindly legs holding up a sign, or, the other way, like a body with antler or antenna, arms raised and legs spread. I believe it is an antique iron garden "rake hoe" head, c. late 19th century, I believe by its scale for a hand held tool; by the early 20th c. these more typically divided into two separate tools. Striking now hung on the wall; the round opening at center is also just the