Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe stereoscopic slides I snatched it up immediately

I snatched it up immediately

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

so beautiful

vividly colored pattern in red

Early Odd Fellows Shaking Hands Good Luck Horseshoe stereoscopic slides I snatched it up immediatelyI 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