BRADLEY HUBBARD Colonial Times BOOKENDS c.1930s RARE Made by "MASTERS OF METALWORK" Bradley Hubbard Mfg Co Start Price USD 349.00 Current Price USD 349.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Monday, December 01, 2008 Location Michigan See more about 'BRADLEY HUBBARD Colonial Times BOOKENDS c.1930s RARE' Description I am offering an exceptionally rare pair of Bradley and Hubbard bookends featuring two distinct Colonial Times scenes, circa 1930s.  Thoroughly charming. The bookends were manufactured Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company, who the Smithsonian,  has referred to as the "Masters of Metalwork".  Bradley and Hubbard,  aka B&H,  began in Meriden, Connecticut in 1852.  B&H made many decorative items, like bookends, in addition to their well-known line of lighting fixtures.  In the early 1940s, B&H,  was purchased by another company, Charles Parker Co.  Like most manufacturers of the WWII era, the Parker Company, turned its manufacturing efforts into war production instead of decorative items production.  After WWII, due to changing American tastes, most of the manufacturers, who had previously produced high-end decorative items,  did not restart their production, or went out of business.    Each B&H Colonial Times bookend is approx. 5.5" tall, 4" wide, and 2.75"deep.  Nice weight, weighing approx. 6 pounds per pair. Hand applied polychrome paint over  iron. Very good used condition for their ages with age and use appropriate surface wear. Please view pictures.  Pictures are part of the description.  For better picture viewing, supersize and then maximize picture. Very presentable.   Shipping: Domestic Shipping- Free USPS Insured Priority Mail shipping for this domestic order in the contiguous U.S.   I do not charge any handling fee in addition to shipping costs. All items are shipped in a clean box and Insured USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation. International Shipping- To determine shipping charges, please scroll down this page to the "Shipping and Handling"  section and use the shipping calculator.   I do not charge any handling fee in addition to shipping costs.  All items are shipped in a clean box via USPS PRIORITY MAIL.        Cindoj1 Assurance: If your purchase does not meet your expectations, email me, and we will work it out.  Our transaction(s) must be a Win/Win. A portion of the proceeds from each sale are used as fundraising effort and donated to my favorite charities.  I'm downsizing and will be listing more vintage bookends during the next few weeks. All the bookends are from my personal bookend collection.  I have done my best to accurately represent all items listed.  I am an "Incurable Collector" and not an expert in of any of the represented fields.                                  More....More....More....Bookends: Click onto  now and visit  Cindoj1 The Bookend Diva  to see more wonderful listings for vintage bookends. Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites to receive information on vintage bookends, product updates, and promotions, which will be made available to subscribers.                                      Thank you for your consideration. Place a Bid!