1916 Signed Folk Art (Heavy!) Miniature Cast Lead ShoeA very finely crafted miniature shoe, cast of lead, with defined tongue and laces, signed and dated on the sole, MB (or maybe MEB, with an excellent monogram), 1916. I have to think this was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts perhaps as a present for a cobbler, or a businessman! but I'm not entirely sure. Clearly a lot of care was invested, and the incised signature makes me with think there can't have been many. It weighs just about a pound,