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Postby Dave » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:05 pm

Could you measure how wide the middle casting is on your reproduction War Eagle? Specifically the top of the middle casting? I would like to compare it to an original War Eagle.

FYI, I have no problem with Tom K. selling the repros at Chicago because he tells everyone exactly what they are.

I do have problems with places like Eagle who dance around the subject.
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Postby cpdretired » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:19 pm

Dave wrote:Could you measure how wide the middle casting is on your reproduction War Eagle? Specifically the top of the middle casting? I would like to compare it to an original War Eagle.

FYI, I have no problem with Tom K. selling the repros at Chicago because he tells everyone exactly what they are.

I do have problems with places like Eagle who dance around the subject.


Measuring just above the glass where the fruit is displayed it is 14 1/4" wide.
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Postby Dave » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:32 pm

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Measuring just above the glass where the fruit is displayed it is 14 1/4" wide.


My original War Eagle is 14 5/16. So it looks like the original is only 1/16" wider than the reproduction.
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Postby watlingboy » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:48 pm

When the fake match plate or master was made up there must have been wax added to make the copies closer to the original. If I remember correctly, aluminum shrinks approximately 3/16 of an inch per foot. It should be about 1/4" short, 1/8th on each side, if not built up.

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