Cap BOMB ?,Or part of one??...Who made it???

[tokenhead]

,Hello Everybody!!!,I have had this cast iron clown(?)Which look's to me to have been a cap bomb from the 1890's-early 1900's.I would like to know if anybody on TN has ever seen a "cap-bomb" like this one&if so knowing who made it.It look's similar to GREY IRON "Crazy Clowns" but doesn't look like any,meaning the possibility of being made by Grey Iron as the flag bearer is.Approx.3in.high and 1&1/4in.shoulder to shoulder.I have search many book's on Kenton,Hubley,Arcade,etc.& web search's,etc.Found in an old dump barely underground w/no signs of other part with-in a 1/4 mile radius.
This little guy has been drivin me crazy figuring out what it is(Pretty sure it's a cap bomb due to it being 2parts)And who made it,ANY help will be greatfully appreciated,Thank's for looking&listening HH ALL !!! ,

 

[trikikiwi]

I don't think it is a cap bomb.
It also isn't a clown figure. It represents a possibly German or Swiss boy or man and I wonder if it was once attached to a cuckoo style clock.
Here's a similar boy figurine described as German.

It is item #1039 here: http://www.dargate.com/cat/239_auction/239_images/239catalog.htm

Whatever, it is interesting and I hope we can solve the puzzle.
Cheers, Mike

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

maybe the hole was for a screw and it attached to something

 

[tokenhead]

I don't think it is a cap bomb.
It also isn't a clown figure. It represents a possibly German or Swiss boy or man and I wonder if it was once attached to a cuckoo style clock.
Here's a similar boy figurine described as German.


It is item #1039 here: http://www.dargate.com/cat/239_auction/239_images/239catalog.htm

Whatever, it is interesting and I hope we can solve the puzzle.
Cheers, Mike

Thanks for input! I do not beleive it is any type of Hummel,or any other ceramic figure at all,No disrespect intended at ALL!!! But this peice is obviously(obvious when in hand)a TWO peice unit. W.Goebel may have used two part molds but this item is cast iron and based on where it was found i just don't see the connection.All the molds i ever came across were made of Brass/Bronze/Lead&in some case's copper,At first i thought it was a mold because of it being two peices as is the case in 99.9% of CI Cap Bomb's...My Aunt before she died at 93 she had 300 or more"hummels"&related figurines and this item is no where near Shape,form,constuction,etc.of a hummel/Goebel figurine.Again thank you for your input&intrest ,I too hope we can solve this puzzle! Isn't TN cool!! HH ALL !!!-THANX Mike

 

[tokenhead]

maybe the hole was for a screw and it attached to something

Thank's for input QUICKSILVER (appletree),I'll try and get some better pictures up...The hole "i" beleive is where "the button" of the triggering device stuck out...So when thrown&hit the ground BOOM off go's the cap inside.But this is why i posted it to find out if i'm right or wrong,well to find out what it is really ! NOT if i'm right or wrong,just"WHAT IS IT"... ,HH ALL!!!

 

[creskol]

Is the base broken off of something else?

 

[shaun7]

Then it would have to hit the ground stomach first?

 

[tokenhead]

Then it would have to hit the ground stomach first?

Correct! It would have too...part of the confusion of what it is&what you see is "flash",extra metal NOT ground off yet,maybe intentional for balance?,Thank's for input&intrest !!! ,HH ALL !!!

 

[trikikiwi]

I don't think it is a cap bomb.
It also isn't a clown figure. It represents a possibly German or Swiss boy or man and I wonder if it was once attached to a cuckoo style clock.
Here's a similar boy figurine described as German.


It is item #1039 here: http://www.dargate.com/cat/239_auction/239_images/239catalog.htm

Whatever, it is interesting and I hope we can solve the puzzle.
Cheers, Mike

Thanks for input! I do not beleive it is any type of Hummel,or any other ceramic figure at all,No disrespect intended at ALL!!! But this peice is obviously(obvious when in hand)a TWO peice unit. W.Goebel may have used two part molds but this item is cast iron and based on where it was found i just don't see the connection.All the molds i ever came across were made of Brass/Bronze/Lead&in some case's copper,At first i thought it was a mold because of it being two peices as is the case in 99.9% of CI Cap Bomb's...My Aunt before she died at 93 she had 300 or more"hummels"&related figurines and this item is no where near Shape,form,constuction,etc.of a hummel/Goebel figurine.Again thank you for your input&intrest ,I too hope we can solve this puzzle! Isn't TN cool!! HH ALL !!!-THANX Mike

I wasn't suggesting at all that it was a Hummel I use the figurine as an example of the style of clothing to show it wasn't a clown.
Mike