Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe stereoscopic slides some in French) range from

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

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

I believe the hat and outfit on this carved and painted fellow is Colonial era American

which are equally thorough

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

Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe stereoscopic slides some in French) range fromI 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