Marion Bronze 'Crusaders' Knight Bookends 1930s Bronze Clad

Marion Bronze 'Crusaders' Bookends

Manufacturer: Marion Bronze, Unmarked MB #682

Title: 'Crusaders'

Size: 7.5"H

Date: c1930s

Some wear as seen in photos. Felt on bottom is good condition and firmly attached.

Additional history & info:

Founded in 1922 by Arthur and Marion France, the Marion Bronze Company produced bronze-clad bookends, lamps, candlesticks, mirrors, wall plaques, and religious statuettes at a small production facility behind their house in Metuchen, New Jersey.

Production by the couple continued until they retired and sold the business in 1958 - with the subsequent owner continuing production until 1971. A catalog of theirs from the 1950's states: "Our skilled craftsmen hand cast each piece into ‘Cerama-Stone', a scientific exclusive formula which permits high fidelity reproduction. Each piece is then carefully prepared so that it can be encased in real bronze metal.

Unlike most metal castings, which are hollow, the Marion Galvano Bronze method makes a solid reproduction of the proper weight for lifetime durability." Marion Bronze was the longest-lived company producing bronze-clad bookends. (antiquebookends.us)