K&O Metals Company Bronze Plated Bookends - Struggling Librarian - circa 1930s

Original K&O Metal Novelties Company bronze-plated, cast metal bookends depicting a librarian struggling with a collapsing tower of books. These are not the reproductions from PM Creations, who purchased the company along with the reproduction rights in the 1960s - this listing is for the originals! Some wear from nearly 100 years of age and use, still in solid condition and weighing in at 6 lbs total. Approx 6" H, 3 1/4" D, 2 5/8" W