Posted 3 years ago
jscott0363
(900 items)
Hi everyone!!
I recently acquired this set of cast iron penguin bookends. These were made by Creations Co. in the 1930's. They were in very poor condition when I acquired them. So, I cleaned them up and repainted them to their original glory. These are fairly heavy and measure 7 3/4" tall by 4 3/8" wide. These were also produced as a doorstop. Not sure why, but the doorstop version carries a much higher value than these bookend versions.
There was also a very similar version of these penguin bookends produced by Syroco. But, I believe the Syroco version is made of wood, not cast iron.
Thanks very much for stopping in and checking out my penguin bookends!
Scott
Very cool my Pooka friend Harvey
Your pal ,Elwood P. Dowd
Waddle waddle...here they come! Gorgeous penguin bookends Scott, as usual a fabulous restoration. Missed you so much my friend it's great to see you here :)
Penguins are just a tad more awesome than owls.
Thanks Elwood!! Much appreciated.
Jenni,
Such a sweet comment. Thank you SO very much. I've been scrolling through your awesome posts. Got a lot of catching up to do. Can't wait to see all of the wonderful posts on CW.
Thanks Gillian!! I do love penguins and have several in my collection. My wife isn't too crazy about penguins, but she loves owls though.
Hi Eileen!!
So very nice of you! I've been browsing thru all of you wonderful posts. I'm loving those California pics!! Thanks!
Super. There are not enough penguins on CW!
Thank you very much kwqd!! You're absolutely right, there doesn't seem to be enough penguins on CW. I have a few in my collection, but not as many as I'd like:)
Thank you all VERY much for the loves and wonderful comments!!
Vynil
Jenni
Kevin
Gillian
Eileen
TimeTraveller
dav2no1
Cokeman
aura
kwqd
AnythingObscure
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wickencrafts
A fine pair of penguins for your return.
Thanks very much fortapache!!
Thanks VERY much for the loves and for stopping in!
Phil
fortapache
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Thedecoguy
Bienvenido again.... the same hapened to me.... but working at home let me some time free to posting again. Adore penguins.... (but not our politiciasns call in that way https://www.rionegro.com.ar/ser-pinguino-es-una-cuestion-de-marketing-en-la-argentina-ARHRN200731405604/)
Thank you kivatinitz!! Very interesting article regarding the use of the penguin figure.
Thank you all VERY much for the loves and for dropping in!!
kivatinitz
BB2
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Ben
Much appreciated!
hotairfan
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Kyra
Thank you both VERY much for the loves and for stopping in to see my penguins!!
Thomas
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Michael
Thanks VERY much guys for the loves and for dropping in!!
MarmorealMaiden
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Nursekent
Thank you both VERY much for the loves and for stopping in to see my penguins!!
Are you going to put rabbit ears on them ? LOL !
Thank you Longings for the love and for stopping by!!
Thank you SEAN for the love and for stopping by!!!
Very nice find. And the restoration is great.
Thank you very much mcheconi!! I feel very fortunate to have found these together. They're usually mistaken for doorstops and sold individually. Thanks again!!
Thanks orlybee for the love and for stopping in!!
HappyHourOwls
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Rob (Great to hear from you again!!!)
Thank you both very much for the loves and for stopping in!!
Thank you MarmorealMaiden for the love and for stopping in!!
Thank you Chrissy for the love and for stopping in to see my penguins!!
You know Scott that you have great stuff :) <kurt> :)
Thank you Kurt for the awesome compliment! Very much appreciated my friend!
good repair scott well done and nice bergman
Thank you very much apostata!! I really appreciate the compliment.
Kurt
AntiqueToys
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apostata
Thank you all very much for the loves, comments and for stopping in!
Thank you SEAN for the love and for stopping by!!!
vcal,
Watchsearcher,
Gillian
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ho2cultcha
Thank you all very much for the loves and for stopping in!!