Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight novelty ashtray He will stand up on

He will stand up on his own (he is balancing on his own in all photos)

Photos cannot convey the magnitude of its presence

Another of a few early 1920s drawings by an employee at the Bedford National Bank in Bedford

The multi-color alphabet across the top makes me imagine it once held a trove of bone letters (if only it did still

Clenched Fist, Antique Bronze Paperweight novelty ashtray He will stand up onHard to resist a good hand, and this one, bronze, has a great presence and weight and resolve to it; no fuss, just right. The image of a hand gripping a scroll or bar was a common one during the Victorian era generally associated with ideas of fortitude and resilience, but also I believe more specifically with pro freedom and or anti slavery movements, symbolizing the strength required to "break chains" or "uphold liberty." I have not dug deep into