JENNINGS BROTHERS Sea Captain LEONARD CRASKE Bookends Bridgeport Connecticut,1930s, Original Paper Labels Start Price USD 229.00 Current Price USD 229.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Location Michigan See more about 'JENNINGS BROTHERS Sea Captain LEONARD CRASKE Bookends' Description I am offering a wonderful pair of bookends featuring a Sea Captain at the Helm titled "They That Go Down To The Sea in Ships".  The Sea Captain bookends were designed and copyrighted by sculptor Leonard Craske and made by Jennings Brothers Manufacturing Company (JB), circa 1930s.  Jennings Brothers, now defunct,  started in the late 1800s Bridgeport, Connecticut and hit its heydays in the 1920s-1940s.  Original descriptive paper labels on the bottom of each bookend which is rarely intact or seen. The JB Sea Captain bookends' approx. dimensions are 8.5"tall, 4"width, and 3.5"depth .  The bookends have the appropriate JB markings "JB 2653" on backsides.  Nice weighted bookends, weighing approx. 3.5 pounds.  Original brass hued finish on the Sea Captain and the remainder has an olive hued finish over gray metal.   Good condition. Age and use appropriate surface wear throughout.  Please view pictures.  Pictures are part of the description.  For better picture viewing, supersize and then maximize picture.  Very presentable. ******** I will be out of town from Noon EST., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 until Sunday, Oct. 19th, 2008.  Any orders paid for after Noon EST., Tuesday, Oct 14th, 2008  will be shipped out on  Monday October 20,2008.  Thank you for your consideration  ********** Shipping: Domestic Shipping- Shipping is complimentary on this order in the contiguous U.S. All items are shipped in a clean box and Insured USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation. International Shipping- To determine shipping charges, please scroll down this page to the "Shipping and Handling"  section and use the shipping calculator.   I do not charge any handling fee in addition to shipping costs.  All items are shipped in a clean box via USPS PRIORITY MAIL.        Cindoj1 Assurance: If your purchase does not meet your expectations, email me, and we will work it out.  Our transaction(s) must be a Win/Win. A portion of the proceeds from each sale are used as fundraising effort and donated to my favorite charities.  I'm downsizing and will be listing more vintage bookends during the next few weeks. All the bookends are from my personal bookend collection.  I have done my best to accurately represent all items listed.  I am an "Incurable Collector" and not an expert in of any of the represented fields.                                  More....More....More....Bookends: Click onto  now and visit  Cindoj1 The Bookend Diva  to see more wonderful listings for vintage bookends. Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites to receive information on vintage bookends, product updates, and promotions, which will be made available to subscribers.                                      Thank you for your consideration. Place a Bid!