Old Cat Face Cast Iron 4" Tray VA Metalcrafters Bob Cat

Description

Vintage cast iron tray in the form of a fanciful if not totally realistic cat face, 4” x 3 ¼”, and up to 7/8” deep. It features deep, appealing detail and a couple little peg feet. Signed “3 – 8 / Bob Cat” and with the hallmark of Virginia Metalcrafters (third picture, lower right). Very good condition. The black paint is off in a splotchy patch in the upper right quadrant. It looks like someone once used this as an ashtray (probably only once), using the right ear as a cigarette holder.
(Oh, great: then inhaling the fumes of melted enamel). The paint loss is not bad, but it’s visible.
I always ship the business day after I receive payment.
An item may be returned if it is substantially different from how I have described it. I will pay return postage.
Buyer pays actual postage; there is no handling fee. Priority postage rates increased about 4% on January 24.
I always pack multiple purchases together to save on shipping.
Postcards and paper items are packed in poly sleeves with corrugated cardboard and sent in a padded mailer, for which USPS charges First Class parcel rate. This is new: First Class postage now varies with distance.
There is now very little difference between the rates for Priority and Retail Ground; it’s less than 10%. Since Priority Mail includes insurance up to .00, I have decided to send everything over 14 oz. by Priority. The exceptions are oversized boxes (Retail Ground) and books (Media Mail).
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