Copper Plated Machine Age Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. c.1930

ABOUT This is an original pair of Art Deco style cast gray or "pot" metal Trojan horse bookends manufactured by Dodge Trophy Inc. Los Angeles California USA. Both pieces have retained their original copper finish and are in excellent condition with appropriate patina for their age. One bookend has retained the original felt and Dodge Inc. label and is missing on the other. CREATOR Dodge, Inc. (Manufacturer) DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930 MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Cast gray metal, copper finish. CONDITION Excellent. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 7.25 in. x W 4.50 in. x D 3.50 in. HISTORY Dodge Inc. began in Chicago in the mid 1920s by Ray E. Dodge, a former track star in the 1924 Olympics. In 1930 he moved the company to Los Angeles to begin making Oscars for Hollywood's Academy Awards and in 1949 began producing Hollywood's Emmys.Catalogs for Dodge Inc. of Los Angeles, Newark and Miami advertised their "Master-line of Gifts for the Discriminating Buyer," listing