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  ASSEMBLED COLLECTION OF LIGHTNING ROD FINIALS, CA 1860-1920
Dimensions (inches): All fit nicely on a 36" shelf with about 3/4" inbetween each stand. The tallest example is 13.5" The one with the greatest depth is 8".
Description:
ASSEMBLED COLLECTION OF LIGHTNING ROD FINIALS, CA 1860-1920:

This assembled collection of American lightning rod finials includes a nice representation of some of the various forms, including spears, a spiked acorn, a sunburst, and forked barbs that were probably meant to look like the lightning itself. All of these were meant to discourage birds from resting on the peaks of the structures they crowned.

Materials: Solid copper, zinc, and nickel-plated metal.
   
Primary Color: green verdegris, copper, chrome, silver
Earliest Date: 1860
Latest Date: 1920
For Sale Status: Sold
Price SOLD
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