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I have for sale a mint Victor TM Co. Nipper Radiator Ornament. These rarely show up and when they do they usually have issues like severe cracks and/or the ear broken off. I am asking $600. The underside shows what look like cracks but they are just from the casting and not cracks. Please contact me with any questions. I have a re-plated one of these on my Model A Ford.
Thanks, Ken Brekke

Still available.

That looks like a very small thread to be a radiator cap.

Skihawx wrote:That looks like a very small thread to be a radiator cap.

It’s not a cap. The mascot gets attached to a cap (not included from the looks of it) with a screw or bolt.

I never knew about these--it's elegant, beautifully crafted, and very cute as well!

Wasn't that ornament also used on the large metal Victor Needle display? Maybe that one is a smaller version of the same casting though. They sure offered a lot of crazy radiator ornaments in the 20's. Used to be a guy near me that had a huge display cabinet full of really expensive one's from those years.

Those were indeed used on a round metal Victor Talking Machine Co. needle store display.

Carlton Smith
electrolaman 64

There are differences between the needle tin version and the radiator ornament. Here is a link to one that sold a while back.

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... lit=nipper

Here is a link to my other posting on them.

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... er#p203003

Wow! I am definitely behind the times with my Nipper education. I used to be an active Nipper collector. Well I have been out of the hobby for the last 15 years. But back into it again now. I just ordered both of the Joan Rolfs Nipper books. Have know them since 1993 and just had breakfast with them last Saturday in Hastings, MI. Great people!

GREAT books to have!!! Their research and knowledge in this area are unmatched.