153: CRANE CO. ADVERTISING ELEPHANT PAPERWEIGHT

Cast metal elephant with its back marked 1855 Crane Co. 1905.
Still-extant today, Chicago-based Crane Co., struck this elephant on the occasion of their 50th anniversary in 1905. "You can't run a railroad or build a dam, operate a paper mill or lay a sewer, dig an oil well or heat a hospital, or launch a battleship or even take a shower without using one of the more than 40,000-odd products that are made by Crane Co." - Fortune magazine, July 1936.
Measures 2 inches.
Good condition, normal light wear and age, as shown.
$60 - $80