What is an orginal 1927 Hood ornament worth in good condition?

[designer]

How can you tell a real one from a reproduction? Is there a date code on them?

[28blackhawk4pass]

It should have smc patent date and indlps ind on the back side of the base. Does your's still have the cap attached to it? That will add a lot to the value. One sold on ebay a couple years ago for around 750.00 . I would be interested if your's does have the cap attached if it is correct for my car.lma_98@hotmail.com

[imported_TheMoneyPit]

The ornament is hollow and very thin (tap it with a fingernail and it sounds thin), the threads on the bottom are huge in proportion to the weight, something like 5/8 to 3/4 diameter fine thread and there is a large round alignment step between the cap and the ornament, roughly 1" diameter by 3/16 high. An early ornament will have a bakalite cap, the later ones are nickel over bronze, the attached picture is on the later cap and an aluminum base, so it might be hard to see between them. The copyright marking is on the back of his neck near the cap.

[imported_TheMoneyPit]

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