Stunning WINGED GODDESS - Hood Ornament - C. 1928 - 1932
Item History & Price
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STUNNING– LIKE NEW – WINGED GODDESS Hood Ornament
Wewere never into radiator caps or hood ornaments until we ran across this WingedGoddess. ABSOLUTELY perfect andbeautiful. She is a true work ofart! She is 4 3/8” tall over the tip ofher nose, 4” at the top of her wings. The base is 3 5/8” front to back, 3” across the widest part of the base, 15/16 at the very front of the base. Overall length 4 5/8” from chest to end of base, 3 ¾’ from ch...est to endof wingtips. Width across the wings odto od is 1 3/16”. There is NO damage, pitting, rust, or tarnish!! We found a picture of her on a 1932 DeSoto on pinterest.Theunderside of the base is marked ‘J Jarvis 1357 Pts Pend Pat no. 1683038 with ¼ - 20’ (which is ¼ in. bolt with 20threads per inch.) Jarvis (of GrandRapids Michigan) applied for the patent on July 12, 1923 and received a patenton Sept. 4th 1928 for a new and improved radiator cap – which thisornament fit. The Goddess was made byDoehler Die Casting of Toledo, OH (the major die caster of hood ornaments from1900 to 1930s and bought out Jarvis in 1946) and was sold to Jarvis who did thefinishing work on the figure. I know –TMI – but I LEARNED a LOT!!
Ifyou are interested – we have additional pieces that were attached when we foundher and will include for FREE if you want them. She was screwed on to a rectangular base with ‘Hickok’ on the undersidewith a coat of arms. There was a roundplate on top with a special support that was cut to fit over her wings withoutdamaging them. We assumed that she wasused as an automotive display. I doubtif there is another one like this anywhere.
SHEIS WONDERFULLY EXCELLENT!!!
GoodLuck!!
PLEASEREAD THE NOTES!PAYMENT DUE IN 5 DAYS!! Ifyou bid from outside the US – be aware that the shipping can be VERYHIGH!!! PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH A SHIPPING CHARGE REQUEST FOR YOURAREA BEFORE YOU BID!! DO NOT BID UNLESSYOU INTEND TO PAY HIGH SHIPPING CHARGES!!! If you are an international bidder -PLEASE BE AWARE that shipping can take several weeks - depending on your country'scustoms operations and other factors. IF you have a question on shipping progression, get in touch with eBay as we use their 'Global Shipping' program which is: weship to the eBay shipping center in Kentucky and they then forward the packageto the buyer and track the shipment. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Thesecharges are the buyer‘s responsibility. Please check with your country‘s customs office to determine what theseadditional costs will be prior to bidding/buyingWe charge ONLY the actual shipping charge! If I mess up the estimate and charge toomuch, we issue a refund to your Paypal account. If I estimate too low – it’s on us.PAYMENTDUE IN 5 DAYS!!Everythingwe sell is an old or "older" collectible/antique. If we see damage(and we do check carefully) we will report it. Normal age use is to beexpected (base rubbing from movement on shelf, light wear toflashing or gilt, light usage marks.) Wewant you to be totally satisfied so Pleaseemail at least one day ahead of sale completionwith any questions. And PLEASE look at all ofthe pictures for details! We just quit – so our stock of boxes may have smoker odor on them.(They’ve been around for a while.) Wewash every item before packaging.Payment due in 5 days (whether US orinternational) or we are free to re-list unless you have made otherarrangements PRIOR! Please let us know that you have received theinvoice , it will save repeated invoicing and paranoid emails forconformation contact. (I worry if I don‘t get some kind of response in at leastthree days.) We will combinepurchases whenever possible! Wewill contact you within 24 hrs. after the sale is over or you can contact us ifyou are really excited (like I tend to get when I win a piece.) We acceptPaypal and.On Jul-29-19 at 16:38:09 PDT, seller added the following information:I was asked if she had been replated. No. If you look at the picture from the rear you can see that it is more dull than the front or back part of the sides. The main polishing done was to the base, her gown in front, her legs and feet and front part of her sides - evidently so they would 'stand out', the outside of the wings and her face (except for the eyes which are not polished) the front/top part of her hair and the top of the folds of the 'material' were polished although the inner parts were not - which really gives it a flowing fabric appearance. The back does not have the polishing that the front does. It does not detract, but rather focuses on the areas that make her so gorgeous. We cleaned her rather ferociously once we saw the first bit of shine. Removing the stand and the plate resting on her wings was a real eye-opener. At first we thought she had been used as an ash-tray base because of the other things attached to her - we were HAPPILY surprised!
Wewere never into radiator caps or hood ornaments until we ran across this WingedGoddess. ABSOLUTELY perfect andbeautiful. She is a true work ofart! She is 4 3/8” tall over the tip ofher nose, 4” at the top of her wings. The base is 3 5/8” front to back, 3” across the widest part of the base, 15/16 at the very front of the base. Overall length 4 5/8” from chest to end of base, 3 ¾’ from ch...est to endof wingtips. Width across the wings odto od is 1 3/16”. There is NO damage, pitting, rust, or tarnish!! We found a picture of her on a 1932 DeSoto on pinterest.Theunderside of the base is marked ‘J Jarvis 1357 Pts Pend Pat no. 1683038 with ¼ - 20’ (which is ¼ in. bolt with 20threads per inch.) Jarvis (of GrandRapids Michigan) applied for the patent on July 12, 1923 and received a patenton Sept. 4th 1928 for a new and improved radiator cap – which thisornament fit. The Goddess was made byDoehler Die Casting of Toledo, OH (the major die caster of hood ornaments from1900 to 1930s and bought out Jarvis in 1946) and was sold to Jarvis who did thefinishing work on the figure. I know –TMI – but I LEARNED a LOT!!
Ifyou are interested – we have additional pieces that were attached when we foundher and will include for FREE if you want them. She was screwed on to a rectangular base with ‘Hickok’ on the undersidewith a coat of arms. There was a roundplate on top with a special support that was cut to fit over her wings withoutdamaging them. We assumed that she wasused as an automotive display. I doubtif there is another one like this anywhere.
SHEIS WONDERFULLY EXCELLENT!!!
GoodLuck!!
PLEASEREAD THE NOTES!PAYMENT DUE IN 5 DAYS!! Ifyou bid from outside the US – be aware that the shipping can be VERYHIGH!!! PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH A SHIPPING CHARGE REQUEST FOR YOURAREA BEFORE YOU BID!! DO NOT BID UNLESSYOU INTEND TO PAY HIGH SHIPPING CHARGES!!! If you are an international bidder -PLEASE BE AWARE that shipping can take several weeks - depending on your country'scustoms operations and other factors. IF you have a question on shipping progression, get in touch with eBay as we use their 'Global Shipping' program which is: weship to the eBay shipping center in Kentucky and they then forward the packageto the buyer and track the shipment. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Thesecharges are the buyer‘s responsibility. Please check with your country‘s customs office to determine what theseadditional costs will be prior to bidding/buyingWe charge ONLY the actual shipping charge! If I mess up the estimate and charge toomuch, we issue a refund to your Paypal account. If I estimate too low – it’s on us.PAYMENTDUE IN 5 DAYS!!Everythingwe sell is an old or "older" collectible/antique. If we see damage(and we do check carefully) we will report it. Normal age use is to beexpected (base rubbing from movement on shelf, light wear toflashing or gilt, light usage marks.) Wewant you to be totally satisfied so Pleaseemail at least one day ahead of sale completionwith any questions. And PLEASE look at all ofthe pictures for details! We just quit – so our stock of boxes may have smoker odor on them.(They’ve been around for a while.) Wewash every item before packaging.Payment due in 5 days (whether US orinternational) or we are free to re-list unless you have made otherarrangements PRIOR! Please let us know that you have received theinvoice , it will save repeated invoicing and paranoid emails forconformation contact. (I worry if I don‘t get some kind of response in at leastthree days.) We will combinepurchases whenever possible! Wewill contact you within 24 hrs. after the sale is over or you can contact us ifyou are really excited (like I tend to get when I win a piece.) We acceptPaypal and.On Jul-29-19 at 16:38:09 PDT, seller added the following information:I was asked if she had been replated. No. If you look at the picture from the rear you can see that it is more dull than the front or back part of the sides. The main polishing done was to the base, her gown in front, her legs and feet and front part of her sides - evidently so they would 'stand out', the outside of the wings and her face (except for the eyes which are not polished) the front/top part of her hair and the top of the folds of the 'material' were polished although the inner parts were not - which really gives it a flowing fabric appearance. The back does not have the polishing that the front does. It does not detract, but rather focuses on the areas that make her so gorgeous. We cleaned her rather ferociously once we saw the first bit of shine. Removing the stand and the plate resting on her wings was a real eye-opener. At first we thought she had been used as an ash-tray base because of the other things attached to her - we were HAPPILY surprised!
