Large Heavy Cast Iron Eagle

This guy is H.E.A.V.Y.
Its all I can do to drag him across the floor.

Pictures werent easy, hes top heavy so holding him up with my foot and trying to take pictures was proving not to be a simple task

I love him and I want him..
What I would do with him I have no idea.
Mounting him in the house I dont think would work, hed probably even pull studs loose!
Plus hell probably go reallllll high.

Im guessing he came off a ship or building?
Maybe not...


Anyone have ideas?

 

ohp, I found him a mate, just without the dated piece
http://www.bluefarmantiques.com/soldItems/ironEagle.html

They are calling it architectural from the 19th century..

 

he's nice.
the bottom slot looks like it fit into some large piece...

 

We need that piece in The Hoarditorium! Look I’ll set up and pay for the shipping, and in exchange I’ll send you two lifetime passes for the VIP Hoarditorium tour!

He may have come off of a building, maybe even a BPOE (Eagles fraternal) building.)

 

TWO lifetime passes ????
Ohhh...you're getting very generous in your old age !!!

 

I was wondering if this came off Spring's building, and he got rid of it in one of those pallet purges by mistake. Looks like it wants to go the other way. It would make a great hood ornament for a deuce and a half, the perfect toy hauler for a cannon collector.