This pair of Vintage Connecticut Foundry 1930 era #920 Cast Iron The Last Trail Bookends still has some of the original paint and measures 4 ¾ T x 4 ½” W x1 ½” D. They are not very tall so most likely for smaller books. Classic Bookend by a classic company. Not all of the End of Trail bookends are originals from the Connecticut Foundry – It will have a c inside of a triangle and usually Corp. on the left of foundry mark. A little history: When a huge foundry building burned down in 1918, A. O. Knudsen, Arthur Enquist and Ernest Spencer built the present building in 1919 and established the Connecticut Foundry. The Foundry buildings still stands, in dilapidated condition and is on the demo list. The company made a wide variety of items of cast iron: oil burners, piston-ring moldings, lawn mower parts, bookends and decorative plaques. The Connecticut Foundry was known for their Bookends. But in the 1929's they also made several nice doorstops. The company closed their doors in the early 1970's.; This pair of Vintage Connecticut Foundry 1930 era #920 Cast Iron The Last Trail Bookends still has some of the original paint and measures 4 ¾ T x 4 ½” W x1 ½” D. They are not very tall so most likely for smaller books. Classic Bookend by a classic company. Not all of the End of Trail bookends are originals from the Connecticut Foundry – It will have a c inside of a triangle and usually Corp. on the left of foundry mark. A little history: When a huge foundry building burned down in 1918, A. O. Knudsen, Arthur Enquist and Ernest Spencer built the present building in 1919 and established the Connecticut Foundry. The Foundry buildings still stands, in dilapidated condition and is on the demo list. The company made a wide variety of items of cast iron: oil burners, piston-ring moldings, lawn mower parts, bookends and decorative plaques. The Connecticut Foundry was known for their Bookends. But in the 1929's they also made several nice doorstops. The company closed their doors in the early 1970's.

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