make / manufacturer:T. ELSLEY VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS
model name / number:CHARLES 1 FIREBACK
size / dimensions:21.75 24 X ,75
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HEAVY CAST IRON FIREBACK BY THOMAS ELSLEY. REPRODUCED FOR WILLIAMSBURG BY VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS IN 1951. IT IS A COPY OF THE CIRCA 1640 COAT OF ARMS FOR CHARLES 1. IS SURROUNDED BY A LION AND UNICORN WITH A LOWER RIBBON. THE LETTERS C AND R ARE IN RAKISED RELKIEF ON THE FRONT. B ACK SIDE HAS RAISED T. ELSLEY ALONG WITH THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG CASTING MARK AND THE ROUND VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS MARKS. MEASURES 21.75 X 24 X .75 THICK. CONDITION AS SHOWN. HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CLEAN OTHER THAN TO REMOVE DIRT WITH SOFT BRUSH. PICK UP ONLY. ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED.