Cast iron figure

[jtw1313]

Any guess how old............seems pretty old not sure why the little flared part on back at base

 

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[tamrock]

Looks like a recent Hobby Lobby or sold at a Cracker Barrel restaurant stuff to me. An ultra simple search of "painted cast iron amish figures" yields many to choose from. https://www.google.com/#q=painted+cast+iron+amish+figures&tbm=shop My guess is these come from China, based on how simply the face is painted and lack of casting details. There are a few online sellers fraudulently claiming them as old antiques from the 1920's I've noticed in my search. The prices I see for these online are all over the board. How much did you spend on it?

 

[DCMatt]

Vintage 1950's bottle opener.

 

[tamrock]

Bottle opener . Heck at first I was think'n an Amish Down Rigger weight

 

[vhs07]

One sold on Ebay that looked like yours for $75 made by Wilton here,:Vintage Cast Iron Amish Man Figural Beer Bottle Opener F 31 Fboc Book Wilton Co | eBay
I wouldn't know how to tell if yours is old or a repo though.

 

[DCMatt]

Bottle opener . Heck at first I was think'n an Amish Down Rigger weight

So this little Amish boy didn't say "Beer bottle opener" when you first saw him?

It reminds me of a photograph I saw in someone's home in Pennsylvania. You know the Amish don't like to be photographed... This was a picture taken from a few hundred feet away from a one-room Amish school. There were boys running about and playing as you would expect from schoolboys - except one. He was staring directly at the camera and giving the finger with both hands. The photo was entitled "The Finger" as you might have already guessed.

 

[tamrock]

So this little Amish boy didn't say "Beer bottle opener" when you first saw him?

It reminds me of a photograph I saw in someone's home in Pennsylvania. You know the Amish don't like to be photographed... This was a picture taken from a few hundred feet away from a one-room Amish school. There were boys running about and playing as you would expect from schoolboys - except one. He was staring directly at the camera and giving the finger with both hands. The photo was entitled "The Finger" as you might have already guessed.

Ever watch those shows Amish Mafia and Breaking Amish? My wife grew up south of Erie, PA and there were Amish all around her hometown area, so she likes watching those shows. Down in southern Colorado they've been moving into that area over recent years. I could sure go back to the horse and buggy days and I think I'd get around the Denver metro in just about the same time it take creeping along as you do in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic. I wonder who taught that kid how and when to give the finger??

 

[jtw1313]

I thought the curve to the body and the flare were different from the rest......... Thanks DC....... And vhs07

 

[jtw1313]

Oh I paid 1.00 dollar

 

[Mackaydon]

As 'whs07' wrote: Wilton Products.
Wilton Products was located in Wrightsville, PA between 1930 and1969.
In 1969 they moved to Mount Joy, PA where they were bought out by John Wright,which still operates today.
Don.....

 

[Kiteman357]

You said it brother!

 

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