SIGNED REHBERGER COMPANY ADDISON HEATING PROMOTIONAL COPPER PLATED BOOKENDS - CIRCA 1930
Each bookend measures approximately 5 1/4" high by 3 1/4" wide by 3 5/8" deep.
Each bookend is signed 'Addison Heating' and 'Rehberger Mfg. Co. Chicago.'
Beautiful original patina.
The bookends are in wonderful overall original condition. There are two slight imperfections, however. There is a small perforation in the metal underneath one of the sledgehammers or mallets (in the photos it is in the bookend on the right-hand side). There is also a small spot of discoloration on one of the bookends up underneath where the man is sitting (see next-to-last photo).
About the Rehberger Manufacturing Company:
The A.C. Rehberger Company, later known
as A.C.R. Limited, was founded in 1912 by Alfred C. Rehberger. In the early part of the 20th Century, the A.C. Rehberger Company was
one of only two firms in the U.S. which specialized in hand-molded,
handcrafted metal sculptural figurines. Cast in lead or zinc and plated
in silver, brass or copper, there were a variety of items produced. Over 3000
different paperweights, bookends, desk sets, ashtrays, nameplates,
sports trophies and collectors' items were created by Rehberger -
including the first Oscar statuette in the 1920s. During the 1930s, the
firm became known for its metal coin banks and miniature buildings
produced as giveaway promotions for banks and financial institutions.