Old Abe on Globe Figure

Elton Larson

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I have a "Old Abe on globe" figure. It is bronze and mounted on a block of walnut. It is about 11" tall overall. The figure itself is about 7 inches tall. Does anyone know the history of these figures? How many were produced, when were they produced, were they presented as awards, etc, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
if it is like mine it is a "Eagle Award" mine, this one was awarded to a dealer for selling tractors and good dealer service in 1958 not sure how many were given out but I am guessing it was not a real high number, I have seen them similar to mine as well that were given to long time Case employ's when they retired as well
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Mine is similar to the pics you posted, but it is made of bronze. I will post pic as soon as I figure out how to do it. Thanks for your response. I have one like yours also, but only the figure, no base.
 
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Here's a photo of the bronze "old Abe" I referenced in my origanal post. Each is numbered on the globe at the base of Old Abe. The pictured one above recently appeared on Ebay and was number 301. Mine is number 250. The eagle figure pictured above is solid bronze. The globe portion of the brass plated version is hollow. In comparing the two, while the eagle figure is very close to same size, the bronze version is much heavier.
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I am pretty sure that style Old Abe was a dealer sales award given out in the early 80"s. Someplace I have the brochure showing several different gifts for different sales goals. There was a set of silver and gold coins in wooden display cases and a gold plated 2590 toy tractor as well, as this Old Abe statue. They will appear periodically on eBay. There was one on recently. If I have time to find my brochure, I will post pictures of it. The gold plated 2590 is the most valuable of the items that were part of that sales incentive program
 
Jason I am sure you are not talking about mine as it is dated in the casting and on the plaque and I bought it from the dealer who received it in 1958 he said it was due to the number of 800 tractors they sold that year, I have no idea about the hollow ones
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No, I am referring to the one the thread is about. Elton's. I have one identical to yours Tom. It is as old as it is dated. I think I gave about $100-$200 for mine.
 
Here is all I have on the dealer reward program Case ran in the early 80s. All the items will surface periodically, but I have never seen a sigle flying eagle statue. I assume most wouldn't ID it as a Case item, so they don't show up in collector circles. I have both coins, and the gold 2590, I have yet to buy one of the little statues.
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The 2590 is actually plated. The plastic parts do show signs of red underneath, so they may be paint. We have an older bronze Agri King. That tractor has bronze paint, and chrome plastic parts that show no red underneath. I was told that one was given as part of an reward to a Racine employee that had 20 years perfect attendance.
 
CNT,

Why would anyone get a reward for selling 800's. Its not like they had to do anything, the tractor sold itself!:)
 
Above is a photo of two different versions of the "Old Abe," the bronze version on the left and the brass version on the right. The brass eagle appears to be the same as used on the sales award trophy.

Another photo shows the bottom of the brass eagle with the base removed. It appears the stem has broken off, revealing the hollow globe. I inserted a screwdriver in the base of the figurine. I was surprised to see that the eagle was actually hollow also. I mounted the brass eagle on the turned walnut base shown above with the use of a toggle bolt.
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Thanks Jason. The information you provided is more than I have been able to gather to date! I appreciate your efforts to include the photos and letters.
 
It would appear that the main difference is that the brass "Old Abe" (1958) is 24 years older than the bronze "Old Abe" (1982)
 

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