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Hardbrake
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I found this hood ornament laying on a store room floor about 45 years ago. It had fallen out of a storage box. I have made it the center piece of my dresser for the last 35 years before it was the center piece of my head board. She is made of cast steel and chrome plated and porcelain coated. She has been hit on the nose and chin which chipped the porcelain a little. She sets under glass on my dresser in a lighted beer bottle display which I converted to her display. On the base is her name "Betty" and on the back it reads the copyright mark and HDG or a C 192?. The last number is unreadable due to the heavy chrome. This belonged to my step dad who placed it on his car in the 1920's. I do not know if she is named Betty for Betty Boop and she looks ART Deco to me. All I do know is she is a Hood Ornament. What company and is Betty, Betty Boop? She was manufactured before the hot rod age came into its own she is more model A, but still hot in my book. Hardbrake
Hood OrnamentsFrom their plain beginnings as manufacturer’s badges installed on car radia…
Hello again, I believe what you have is another deco figure in the style of Frankart. This one was probably produced by a another deco artist Betty Beck. I have a 1920's ashtray by her you can see here to the right of the lamp.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/47910-bradley-and-hubbard-slag-glass-lamp?in=user
for more information check this out, 3rd paragraph
http://luxurymodernhome.hubpages.com/hub/Art-Deco-Figure
She could be some flapper girl from the mid to late 1920's around the time Joan Crawford came out with her flapper dance movies, this reminds me of those also, especially the hair. Phil
They just don't make things like they used to....LOVE THIS!! Mich
So glad to see your item. We have one very much like yours, except ours has a green dress and green boots, also with the name "Betty " on the bottom and a date of 1923. Have you found out any new information on this item? Do you have any idea at all about it's value? We haven't had much luck gathering info on ours, and we've done a ton of research. Thanks!
Thank you for the information but I have not found out anything as of yet. Several years ago I was told that there was two types of Betty hood ornaments but I have not found any info other then that. I will keep looking Please let me know if you find out anything Hardbrake