EstateSaleStuff
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posted on March 4, 2004 12:44:53 PM new
Does anyone know what kind of thing this is? I cannot figure out by his clothing style what region he represents. Thanks for your input, if any 
Arabia perhaps?
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trai
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posted on March 4, 2004 01:05:11 PM new
Looks to be persian. Just from the picture I can not pin down what local tribe.
Arabia perhaps?
Close enough.
Before persia was cut up after 1918 by the western powers all the areas that now make up Iran, Iraq, Syria etc. made up the persian empire.
This must be some high muck muck [Chief] as the dress shows, not your average tribesman. Even the horse is dressed out in "bangles" on its mane.
Does it give a name, title?
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EstateSaleStuff
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posted on March 4, 2004 01:26:42 PM new
Thanks, trai. It is a weighty metal TV type of lamp ... and only wording I see on it is "PAT. APLD. FOR 3250"
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trai
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posted on March 4, 2004 02:06:23 PM new
weighty metal TV type of lamp
Can you see anything in or on the light socket where its from? I would venture this piece is from around 1950's and would not surprise me if it was made in the U.S.
I would think that at one time it had a sticker on it showing who made it.
Do like the "trade" gun on his back.
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earthmum
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posted on March 4, 2004 02:18:53 PM new
He looks like a Bedouin or Taureg desert nomad. The horse is Arabian, and these tribes dressed up the bridles with tassels and other ornaments. There could also be some "artistic license" here, like the "Indian Princess" type of thing. Nice find - hope you sell high!
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deur1
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posted on March 4, 2004 02:31:23 PM new
yes, it certainly appears to be Persian (Iran) or at least Arabic -- hopefully not USAMA BIN LADEN~he is from Saudia Arabia.The rider looks plumper (fluffier) than boney old Bin..
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glassgrl
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posted on March 4, 2004 03:43:24 PM new
pat applied for #
Is that all it says?
Usually you can look up the pat number but that one is registered to a J Graves Spinning Machine.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on March 4, 2004 03:45:43 PM new
I hate to see a good animal with hobbles on!
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buyhigh
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posted on March 4, 2004 09:17:06 PM new
Agree there has been some "artistic license"in creating this piece.Think the costume is a composite of different mideastern cultures. The figure could not be Tuareg who always wear blue scarves and blue veils over their faces - even when they eat and Bedouins are generally pictured with an entirely different headresses. What is the rope? around the horse's forelegs? Is that part of the statue?
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sparkz
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posted on March 4, 2004 09:40:44 PM new
It's a depiction of Saddam Hussein leading the charge against the American invaders. If you can find the B-52 that is supposed to be directly overhead, you'll have the complete set and it should bring a good price.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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classicrock000
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posted on March 5, 2004 03:55:31 AM new
lol sparkz--I thought it was Elvis in the movie "Charro"
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EstateSaleStuff
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posted on March 5, 2004 04:55:11 AM new
Thanks for all of these ideas, everybody.
Glassgrl, where did you find names that go with patent numbers!? I am AMAZED!! is that info available on the internet?
I turned this upside and removed the reflector/shroud from the light bulb area to look for more markings, and THERE it reads, "PAT. APLD. FOR 3249" [whereas on the backside lower area is 'PAT. APLD. FOR 3250'] ...
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glassgrl
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posted on March 5, 2004 05:50:33 AM new
Any time you have a pat number you can look it up.
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
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inkyhinky
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posted on March 5, 2004 01:55:03 PM new
Looks like you finally found Osama Bin Laden
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EstateSaleStuff
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posted on March 7, 2004 09:59:18 AM new
Dear Glassgrl?? I have been poking around the patent website you showed us, for 2 days now and I canNOT figure out what section you went to, that you found the name of the company it is 'registered' to. Of course most patent numbers have 7 or 6 digits, and all I have to go with are these 2 4-digit numbers. Would you please tell me how/where/what you typed in there to find this same info? No big hurry; I'm just intent on learning something new to add to my research techniques.
Thanks
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glassgrl
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posted on March 7, 2004 11:08:56 AM new
EstateSaleStuff: All I put in were those same numbers, I didn't bother to read the material on it, once I saw the drawing and there was no way you had a J Graves Spinning Machine. I looked and looked but couldn't find anywhere on the website where you could look up "applied for" #'s, just the ones that have been registered.
Maybe this link will narrow it down for you:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm
Once you put in the pat # then you have to click "Images" right above what comes up.
All you do is put in Patent Number in Google and it takes you to that site, I believe that's the first thing that comes up.
There are various ways of searching the Patent Site, I don't know them all. I know you can look up by the maker, a description, the year, etc. etc. I don't usually go further than to look up the number to find out the year it was made and maybe flesh out my description.
I had one thing I bought that I had no idea what it was...but it did have a pat. # on it, so I searched that. It was a Golf Ball Compression Checker.
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[ edited by glassgrl on Mar 7, 2004 11:10 AM ]
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EstateSaleStuff
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posted on March 7, 2004 11:31:29 AM new
Ah! Cool! Thanks.
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