08-14-201108-14-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 14, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Cat Iron "Barnacle Eye" Rooster Windmill Weight

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$1,185$1,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2558MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 14, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Cat Iron "Barnacle Eye" Rooster Windmill Weight, Manufactured by the Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company, Elgin, Illinois, c. 1880, from a family farm in Lincoln, Nebraska, mounted on a metal stand, overall ht. 19, lg. 18 in., wt. 55 lbs.

Literature: For a similar example, see Windmill Weights by Milt Simpson, Johnson and Simpson, New Jersey, 1985, p. 56.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Keywords

Elgin, Lincoln, metal stand, Nebraska, Simpson