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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 22170, member: 25"]Machine cut refers to screws or a screw that I assumed held the back base. If there is no original fastening, why is there a neatly drilled hole?</p><p><br /></p><p>There appears to be another hole between the front feet, less precise.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing that springs to mind with this configuration is an old motor hood (or bonnet) ornament. In the 1920s these were not only the 'official' makers devices, but pretty well anything anyone wanted to make and attach.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't offhand find a Griffin, Griffon or Gryphon car maker, but who knows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 22170, member: 25"]Machine cut refers to screws or a screw that I assumed held the back base. If there is no original fastening, why is there a neatly drilled hole? There appears to be another hole between the front feet, less precise. The only thing that springs to mind with this configuration is an old motor hood (or bonnet) ornament. In the 1920s these were not only the 'official' makers devices, but pretty well anything anyone wanted to make and attach. I can't offhand find a Griffin, Griffon or Gryphon car maker, but who knows.[/QUOTE]
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