Aug 19, 2015
Issue 2288
Auto Decorations
The Pierce Arrow automobile, which was manufactured in Buffalo, New York, offered this elephant decoration as an optional extra hood ornament.
p. 158, Objects of Desire The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers
In Frederick Carder & Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff at p. 105, Fig. 4.152. Footnotes note “These elephants were used in a variety of ways; flower frogs, luminors and allegedly as hood ornaments for automobiles.”
Shape: 7231
Form: Table Decoration
Color: Mirror Black
Type: Translucent