1930 ' S ALPINE CROSS COUNTRY SKIER TROPHY W/LONG WOOD SKIS ART DECO DODGE BROS
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:4919 | Style: Art Deco |
<">THIS AWESOME OLD TROPHY STANDS 20 INCHES TALL , IT IS OF A OLD CROSS COUNTRY SKIER, FROM THE 1930'S, DRESSED ALMOST IN FORMAL ATTIRE . THE SKIS WOULD HAVE BEEN, THE OLD WOODEN LONG ONES, THE BAKELITE BASE IS ART DECO IN ITS FINEST FORM, THE BASE IS 8 BY 7 INCHES, AND IT IS 10 1/2 INCHES TALL, THE SKIER IS 9 1/2 INCHES AND IS A GILDED METAL, THE TROPHY IS HEAVY 4 POUNDS, THE GLIDED PLAQUE IS UNENGRAVED AND IS TURNED TO THE BACK, ...;ON THE BACK BOTTOM FOOT EDGE IS A 3 INCH LONG SLIVER OF BAKLITE MISSING, SEE PICTURE 9, NOT A DISTRACTION, AS IT DOES NOT SHOW VERY MUCH ..THIS TROPHY WAS MADE BY THE FAMOUS DODGE BROS TROPHY'S.HAS A INTERESTING PROVENANCE, WAS BEHIND THE BAR AT THE OLD SILVER TIP LODGE IN FISHCAMP CALIF FOR 45 YEARS, LODGE SOLD 1980, OLD OWNER TOOK THIS AN OTHER ITEMS, LODGE BURNT DOWN IN 1981 UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. I GOT THIS FROM THE ESTATE SALE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER, SILVER TIP LODGE WAS AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO YOSEMITE IN FISHCAMP . VERY RARE , ONE LONG BOLT HOLDS THE SKIER TO THE BAKLITE BASE, ... SHIPPING IS USPS PRIORITY INSURED
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