Indian Head...no not a penny

[digdug_rita]

Thought maybe I could get some input on this indian head. Got it this weekend at a flea market for a dollar. At one time it was attached to something...maybe his body?? It is only 9"tall and 5"wide and weighs 15 lbs !!!! There is a piece of a rod sticking out of his neck and two that have been broken off...I am thinking maybe a vending machine of sorts...want to sell it on ebay, but wish I knew what it came off of. Thanks

 

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[whitesid]

i don't know what you call it but i think thats the thing you put on the end of a shelve to hold your books up

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Thought it may of been a Pontiac Indian but its different than theirs

http://z.about.com/d/vintagecars/1/0/L/5/pontiac.jpg

 

[dg39]

Could it have been off an old carnival ride ?
Just a far out guess..

 

[Cannonman17]

This is just a guess also but I would say off some sort of store display- for cigars perhaps

 

[ClonedSIM]

i don't know what you call it but i think thats the thing you put on the end of a shelve to hold your books up

Bookend.

 

[digdug_rita]

Thanks for the help. But I do not believe it is a bookend becaue it has a small rod sticking out of the bottom of the neck and two more broken off rods inside the neck, used to attach it to something. I go more for the vending machine or carny ride. Going to put it on ebay after I get back from Tenn week after next. Thanks yall, Rita

 

[ClonedSIM]

I was just filling in whitesid's thought. It sounds more like an advertising piece to me, either mounted to a wall or a free-standing display. In the pre-television and radio days, companies spent extravagantly on their in-store advertising, top-notch quality stuff.

 

[aa battery]

its mohawk gas station sighn i think

 

[Montana Jim]

Here are a few Mohawk Gas Station signs...

 

[Montana Jim]

I dont think there even close...but a darn good idea...

 

[digdug_rita]

Thanks for those pics, it is darn close to the indian head. I have not been able to get it on ebay yet, death in the my husbands family last week, one in mine this week. I am anxious to see how it will be received on ebay.

 

[JakePhelps]

From a bookshelf in a cigar shop perhaps?

 

[Postalrevnant]

Interesting find. Hope an answer is found for it.

Rev

 

[viper771]

the gas station sign is a good hit, and I was thinking, what about indian motocycles? I think they died out in the 50s.. ??

 

[Montana Jim]

Probebly not from the motorcycle company... although there were many variations on the theme, almost all indian-motorcycle-head stuff looks like those pictured below...

 

[viper771]

it was worth a shot I think the gas station is a good guess then

 

[buscadero]

Rita: Pretty sure it's not Gas or Bike! DG might have nailed it! A Carnival Ride piece of Decor! Maybe part of one of those old .1 rides they had in front of Stores years ago! You know, the little Horses that went up & down! There were other styles too!

Joe

 

[Monty]

Pontiac automobile symbol? Monty

 

[digdug_rita]

My first thought was a carny ride, vending machine, or storefront ride. I got on ebay the other night trying to figure out a category for it.....no luck. Anyone familiar with ebay categories have any ideas for me. I would hate to put it under the wrong listing, so it is still laying on my desk. I appreciate all the response tho. It really is a unique find.....for a dollar. Thanks all, Rita