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Thanks I have that 1, but I also want a Bird ,I just don't know which 1 is correct for 1940

Here's the bird.

Thanks, anybody have 1 for sale or are they repopin them ??

American Arrow (Sommer) makes them, complete or parts

Thanks they do carry them,a lil pricey, looking for a used 1 with base

It's a matter of taste - my son keeps urging me to replace the donut pusher with the cormorant. I think the designers of the time actually preferred the "feather"

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My son keep telling me the opposite. I think he thinks the bird looks a little ostentatious, and I tend to agree. I had the "feather" (actually a modified form of the "bale") on it for a while, but when I finished painting the front, I put the bird back on. I do have a doughnut pusher for it as well, but I don't have a base for it (it's different than the bird base).

If you end up buying something used, be careful how much you pay. There are reproductions out there that are only "fair." if the bird's wings are solid with the back of the bird, that's a cheap imitation that I think was reproduced back in the 1970s for a whiskey decanter. The original wings are removable.

The American Arrow reproduction is an extremely high-quality piece, and it looks like the wings are removable. However, they are not (not easily, anyway). They are soldered into place. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just sayin'.

Thanks for all the info

Thanks BDeb for the pictures. I thought the one I have might be the one with the lighted plastic wings. I also see that mine is missing the centre bar. Was considering selling it but who'd want it since it's broken? I'll likely make a base for it and use it for an ornament on the desk.

The bird posted originally is, as decided already, an aftermarket but were it factory, it would fit '48 to '52, not '48 to '51. Without wings or base, they were all identical but, of course, the '52's wings swept back rather than up.