Antique figural cast iron Hubley POINTER dog doorstop Quaker State Oil Refinery

  

Nice antique cast iron Pointer dog door stop made by Hubley in great all original condition. Lots of nice casting details and great original paint & patina. This is a rather unusual piece in that Hubley made many of these large size Pointer door stops.

However, this one is mounted on a decorative wood base which holds a small oval plaque that. Reads "Compliments of Quaker State Oil & Refinery". Quaker State Oil was established in Pennsylvania around 1912. I believe Quaker State contracted.

With Hubley to make these "Custom" examples kind of like a trophy. Quaker State then gave these. To its major distributors or retiring executives as a parting gift. All that being said, there are probably only a small quantity of these ever made.

The Pointer dog is a huge two-part casting that was mounted on a decorative wood base. The dog and the base were painted a mustard gold color that has mellowed nicely.

Gold color gives the piece a sense of class kind of like a trophy. This has a real dominant. Presence and is quite striking. The finished product is about 15" x 9 1/2" and weighs almost 9 pounds. I'm not sure what the connection was between Quaker State and a Pointer dog.

But there must have been some reason they decided to use it. A nice whimsical piece of Americana. You will not be disappointed with this quite unusual example. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Metalware\Cast Iron".

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1. Object Type: Door Stop
2. Material: Cast Iron
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
4. Handmade: No
5. Modified Item: No