Vintage Johnson Sea Horse Emblem

[outboardguy66]

Anyone have any idea what this emblem came off of? I don’t know if it’s just a decorative piece that Johnson sent to dealers or if it was attached to a motor or boat?

Any ideas????

[sydinnj]

Desk paperweight, they also have been reproduced in both brass and aluminium I have one of each. A neat thing to ad to the collection.

[weedlessdrive]

Would look reall cool polished!

[collectorinspector]

Yes a paperweight.

I have never seen Brass. I have never seen Aluminium (correct Spelling by the way)………mine are all silver-frosted iron.

Dealers got these as a gift during the wholesale sales process.

Other things were dress bling like cuff links and tiepins. Also playing cards……all to do with advertising of course though back then they were quality American made items.

I like the monogram glass sets as well…………there were two sets of 6 each the two styles…….anyone know of any others?

May as well show this particular shelf while here aye?

In no particular order………………

Regards

BnC

[eltoquad]

WOW! What is that opposed twin cycle engine with drive belts running to head in 1st photo?? What are the belts driving? Surely can’t be cams as heads don’t look tall enough to house cams and valves.

[crosbyman]

love those small miniature motors. Should have purchased some when I was kid…. but potato guns is where our money went 😀

Joining AOMCI has priviledges 🙂

[garry-in-michigan]

In the ’30s Evinrude recycled used and defective Speeditwin pistons as ash trays. They were polished and cut off at the wrist pin holes. The inside were painted black and the piston ring slots were painted red, green, yellow or blue and sold in sets of four. In the ’40s playing cards and matchbooks were added to the mix. My avatar is a 1947 lapel pin. The ones from the ’30s were polished brass. . . 😀

[dave-bernard]

I would guess belts ran the cams.

[sydinnj]

The frost on the iron I am guessing was a nickle plate. My brass one and the aluminium one are repros by a aomci member years ago. Said that he did not make many of the brass ones.
Years ago, now I think about it it was 20 years ago I was in Texas going to a training class at the Air Force base in Texas and there was an original one at an antique store and if I remember right the price was around 75.00 and they would not budge, so it stayed in Texas

[collectorinspector]

quote Garry in Tampa:

In the ’30s Evinrude recycled used and defective Speeditwin pistons as ash trays. They were polished and cut off at the wrist pin holes. The inside were painted black and the piston ring slots were painted red, green, yellow or blue and sold in sets of four. In the ’40s playing cards and matchbooks were added to the mix. My avatar is a 1947 lapel pin. The ones from the ’30s were polished brass. . . 😀

Now that is a value add most sure!

BnC

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