RARE – NOT OFTEN SEEN AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE. HUBLEY FRENCH BULLDOG PAPER WEIGHT – DOORSTOP. SMALL Measures 3.5″ tall, 4″ long x 2 wide. Solid Little Fatty Weighs 1# 9oz. Aged Cast Iron stripped of any original paint – white paint looks’added’ to me. No Makers Mark remains, but whether there is a makers mark or not – THIS DOG IS OBVIOUSLY. ORIGINAL be it a Hubley or other competitor of the times like. Spencer, Bradley & Hubbard, and National. I paid a’pretty penny’ for this dog – I’m just trying to recover my investment. I loved the ears and thought it looked like my Frenchie. Always wanted to repaint it but. SEE PHOTOS for BEST DESCRIPTION. I’m slowly dispersing my collectibles from my many years on the planet – now for someone new to enjoy :. FYI HUBLEY’S HISTORY per Wikipedia. The Hubley Manufacturing Company was first incorporated in 1894 in. The first Hubley toys appeared in 1909 and were made of cast-iron, with themes that ranged from horse-drawn vehicles and different breeds of dogs, to tractors, steam shovels and guns. Hubley’s casting process involved several steps. For a particular toy, bookend, or doorstop, metalworkers would first carve a wood form, or hammer out the basic design in metal. Pressing this form into finely compacted sand created an impression for molding. Cast iron heated to 3000 degrees was poured into the sand mold and, when cooled, the form would pop out. Rough edges would be filed away and the mold ready for mass production casting. Painters applied a base coat (usually white or cream but sometimes black) to cast figures whether toys or doorstops. Then, colorists used a variety of hues highlighting important details. Hubley offerings may have represented too broad of a competitive brushstroke, however, as the company was pretty much out of business by the mid-1970s. Favored makers for the old are Hubley, Spencer, Bradley and Hubbard, and National. Hubley was particularly prolific. Numbers inside are mold or model IDs. I try to describe the items as accurate as possible and provide plenty pictures which are part of the description. The pictures may be somewhat different from monitor to monitor. No Smoking Household, but I do have dogs. If Anything in your order does not meet Five Stars in your opinion, PLEASE CONTACT ME right away and give me the opportunity to earn your Complete Five-Star Satisfaction. I accept Pay Pal Payments & Follow Pay Pal’s Policy’s on problems. The item “HUBLEY CAST IRON FRENCH BULLDOG PAPERWEIGHT 2# Boston Terrier Dog Doorstop” is in sale since Monday, April 17, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Metalware\Cast Iron”. The seller is “aaatreasures.4u” and is located in San Diego, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States