Anna's+Foot

=Everything is surprisingly interesting once you ask the questions.....=

Anna found this treasure in a shed near her house. Her huse is over 100 years old ....
|| ==**What is it?**==
 * [[image:P1300138.JPG]] || ==The Interesting Questions:==
 * ====What is it?====
 * ====How old is it?====
 * ====Why is is it Anna's shed?====
 * ====The decoration looks quite unusual...====
 * ====Why a claw?====
 * ====Why is the claw covered by swirling leaves instead of feathers?====
 * ====Why is the claw holding a ball?====
 * ====What is is made from?====
 * ====Why do people decorate things?====
 * ====Why is it painted gold and silver?====
 * ====Why is it rusty on the back?====
 * ====What is rust anyway?==== ||
 * [[image:tub1.jpg width="279" height="211" align="center"]]

foot of the leg was used to imitate the furniture style.
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 * [[image:tub3.jpg align="center"]] || ==**How old is it and why is is in Anna's shed?**==

hinge from the coal range's oven door...
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 * [[image:dragon.jpg width="276" height="353" align="center"]]

Dragons holding pearls are a symbol of good
fortune and wealth. || ==**Why a claw?**==

People who bought the furniture usually had lots of power and money.
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 * [[image:acanthus2.jpg width="256" height="290" align="center"]] || ==**Why the swirling leaves?**==

afford to buy it.
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 * [[image:sphere.jpg width="243" height="166" align="center"]] || ==**Why is the claw holding a ball?**==

are very heavy, so the ball shaped foot is very strong.
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 * [[image:cast_iron.jpg width="325" height="257"]] || ==What is it made from?==

easy in the middle of the 1900's.
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 * [[image:cave.jpg width="328" height="247"]] || ==Why do people decorate things?==

their houses. Decorations are like advertisements, describing who we are.
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 * [[image:gold.jpg width="326" height="207" align="center"]] || ==Why gold and silver?==

iron going rusty.
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 * [[image:310px-Rust_on_iron.jpg width="330" height="222"]] || ==What is rust?==

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