Posted 9 years ago
vintagelamp
(1097 items)
Antique pair of painted cast metal “Father Knickerbocker” bookends made by the Judd Foundry in Wallingford , Connecticut. Circa 1920’s. Cast iron bookends depicting Father Knickerbocker reading his book in his comfortable chair. I got these at my favorite local shop for a very good deal in the best condition that I have ever seen.
Father Knickerbocker was used as a symbol for a New Yorker after Washington Irving published his satirical 'A History of New York' in 1809 under the pseudonym "Deidrich Knickerbocker.
