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<p>[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 1592018, member: 8258"]I found this that should give you a pretty good idea of age, provided it's accurate (between '34 and '46):</p><p><br /></p><p>The founding date for Armor Bronze is subject to dispute. Some claim an origin dating back to 1880. Others favor a 1910 date. A 1915 print advertisement indicated Armor Bronze, initially The National Metalizing Company (dropped as the company name in 1920), had a main office and factory in Garwood, New Jersey and a studio/showroom at 333 Fourth Avenue in New York City. The company made bookends, doorstops, figurines, lamps, sculptures, trays, and other metal products in bronze and bronze plating. The company was located in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1934. In 1946, Armor Bronze Company became Armor Bronze and Silver Company, the latter ceasing operation in 1950.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is from here about halfway down page:</p><p><a href="https://www.harryrinker.com/col-1531.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.harryrinker.com/col-1531.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.harryrinker.com/col-1531.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 1592018, member: 8258"]I found this that should give you a pretty good idea of age, provided it's accurate (between '34 and '46): The founding date for Armor Bronze is subject to dispute. Some claim an origin dating back to 1880. Others favor a 1910 date. A 1915 print advertisement indicated Armor Bronze, initially The National Metalizing Company (dropped as the company name in 1920), had a main office and factory in Garwood, New Jersey and a studio/showroom at 333 Fourth Avenue in New York City. The company made bookends, doorstops, figurines, lamps, sculptures, trays, and other metal products in bronze and bronze plating. The company was located in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1934. In 1946, Armor Bronze Company became Armor Bronze and Silver Company, the latter ceasing operation in 1950. This is from here about halfway down page: [URL]https://www.harryrinker.com/col-1531.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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