WHAT IS THIS? ALUMINUM(?) DOG STATUE w/SCARY BLOOD RED EYES - DOOR STOP? HUBLEY?

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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Anyone know what this is? I think it's made of aluminum - or maybe put metal? and has the craziest glass eyes I've ever seen! I thought it may be a door stop because it's too scary for a child's toy - but I don't think it's heavy enough.
    It does have a single screw holding it's two halves together just like a Hubley door stop - could this be a Hubley?
    It measures 10" long x 9" high
    Thanks!

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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Horse?

    Debora
     
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  3. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    It appears to pot metal. How heavy is it?
     
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  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Alsatian/German Shepherd
    Popular after WWII
     
    clutteredcloset49, Apr 1, 2020
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  5. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    It could just be exactly what you said it was...a strange, lightweight metal dog, with scary eyes?
     
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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    You need to correct the "Red Eye" on your camera.

    It looks like a wide nosed fox with canine hip dysplasia.
     
    daveydempsey, Apr 1, 2020
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  7. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Edit,
    Its a Vixen too with a rusty foot and I forgot to add a :hilarious:
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I'm sure it scares off more bad guys than a guard dog does.:wideyed:
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 2, 2020
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  9. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    100% agree. Just have the head peering through the drapes in your front window and you won't have to worry about intruders or even solicitors.
     
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  10. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    Is the screw to add gravel or sand to weigh it down thus becoming a door stop?
     
    laura9797, Apr 2, 2020
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  11. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    Looks like a bad case of rabies.:wideyed:
     
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  12. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    If you are able to weigh it down, as mentioned, then you can be definitive in what its purpose is...yes, it's a door stop! :D
     
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  13. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Believe if bearing its original paint it wouldn't look so weird - Hubley did cast in both iron and aluminum, or perhaps a repro (is that rust on the back foot - could it be iron with aluminum paint?). Here's an aluminum one sold on Etsy, same size, oddly with screw on the front: https://pin.it/6MwI096, and an iron one on Worthpoint with good paint, no mention of glass eyes and a really long description: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-cast-iron-doorstop-hubley-1791207538

    ~Cheryl
     
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  14. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    [QUOTE no mention of glass eyes

    ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]

    The eyes might very well be an added addition by the previous owner.....
     
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  15. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    The one identified on Etsy as aluminum does mention glass eyes...

    ~Cheryl


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  16. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Journey's looks to have been painted with "radiator paint."
     
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