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Cast in Iron of the era. Fine detail art.


Walt G

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This has an auto item in it so the pair of theatre seat ends that flank it aren't totally 'non automotive" in content. The center Good year plaque is 12 wide by 18 tall. was given out to Goodyear dealers in the late 1920s/early 1930s for great sales and in cast relief shows all the neat Goodyear products they supplied or were involved with - from tires to their air ships used in advertising their product. ( when was the last time you saw a air ship in use? here in Western Nassau County on long island it was about 20+ years ago over Belmont Park race track)

The theatre seat ends only arrived at my house as a gift two days ago. They are from the ROXY theatre in NY City that was in existence from 1927 to1960 when it was demolished. One of the "palace" like movie theatres of the era that echoed the great luxurious classic cars parked in front of it. All three items pictured here have  very fine detail and were cast by a lost wax casting method. Fine art for industrial use. All are really heavy. I was cautioned by the person that gave me the theatre seat ends not to move/lift them - but I did - sometimes I don't listen or hear to well..............🥴

My last post for a while . Happy Father's Day to all who have that title.

Walt

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Those are really cool!  I live very close to I95 and at times during the football season you could see the blimp travelling to venues if there were games in the NY - DC area. It was not a common sight but not unheard of. But you are correct, it has been years since.

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Here you go!🙂

I do not know where the dealer listed at the bottom was located. I think in upstate central New York. as mentioned it is 12 inches wide and 18 inches tall. was brass plated but I don't have the enthusiasm right now to polish it.

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Is my imagination in overdrive again ? but in looking at that image of the Goodyear plaque - it reminds me of Hershey at the annual Fall meet. The factory with the smoke stacks, "stadium" in the back ground, train tracks and train in the center and then all the vehicles 'of the era' loaded with stuff, people and - well enthusiasm?

If you have ever been to the annual Hershey wonderland of wonderful cars, people and parts and can picture that what I just stated, especially at the end of the day  As mentioned I have a vivid imagination  and usually think out of the box.

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7 minutes ago, Walt G said:

Is my imagination in overdrive again ? but in looking at that image of the Goodyear plaque - it reminds me of Hershey at the annual Fall meet. The factory with the smoke stacks, "stadium" in the back ground, train tracks and train in the center and then all the vehicles 'of the era' loaded with stuff, people and - well enthusiasm?

If you have ever been to the annual Hershey wonderland of wonderful cars, people and parts and can picture that what I just stated, especially at the end of the day  As mentioned I have a vivid imagination  and usually think out of the box.

This hangar was in Akron, Ohio....

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8 minutes ago, keiser31 said:

Thank you VERY much! That is sooooo cooooool!

Happy times on the AACA forums where Coolidge and Hoover are still remembered as Presidents, and dreams of past times and era remain captured for all to see and for a moment let us recoup to deal with the issues we have today . It is a soothing reminder of happy occasions , grand motor cars, structures, etc. And here I am being a sentimentalist again...................

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     One of the most fun things I ever did was to get a ride in the Goodyear airship over Los Angeles in the early 1970s. What an experience! You had to jump onto the hanging steps in order to get aboard. Especially tricky when it's windy as it was the day I went up in it. My Grandmother wrote Goodyear to get a ride on it. She told them that she had been in everything from an open cockpit Jennie to a 747 and wanted a ride on the "blimp" before she "cantered up the golden stairs" as was her plea. They sent her two tickets and she took me with her. It was the noisiest vehicle I have EVER been it, bar none. First, as mentioned was the boarding. Then as we sat there with Grandma in the co-pilot's seat and me behind her, the guys outside the airship pushed the nose up. The pilot hit the engines and that thing went up at a 45 degree angle until it was about a half mile to a mile up. It leveled off and we were at top speed of about 37 mph. The cabin walls were very thin, so no dampening of the twin prop engines. You know how when you fly, you can see the yards with swimming pools in them? Well as we drifted over some homes, we could see the people go from the house to the pools with drinks and wave to us! We flew out over the ocean briefly and swung back around to Los Angles. I could see old cars in some back yards, too!  So much fun.

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