39" cast iron figure, its old any idea as to maker?

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by sunday silence, Oct 13, 2021.

  1. sunday silence

    sunday silence Well-Known Member

  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

  3. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    The "third eye" bolt through her forehead seems a little odd.

    And you wouldn't want to put her outside where rain could easily get inside the multiple part casting. The structure would suggest there were molds made for casting multiples of her.
     
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Not really,she needed something to hold the bun to the back of her head.
     
  5. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    I understand the function. It just seems like a less than esthetic solution. :)
     
  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Id think it was a gas light fixture of some sort. Maybe a cigar lighter or the like.
     
  7. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Looks like something that you can open (if you wanted to) With that bolt and the nut in the bun and screw on her back. Can the bun not turn? Also 39 inches? Is that correct? Doesn’t look that big to me.. Anyway that’s rather large (almost a metre) the size makes me think garden statue/ornament. But yes,what about water/rain.
     
  8. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

  9. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Anyway it’s cool!
     
  10. sunday silence

    sunday silence Well-Known Member

    Hollyblue here is a pic of the bottom:

    IMG_5684.jpg
     
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