Early first pattern political pole top eagle question?

[Robin Lumsden]

Are you sure?

Not now!

Photos can be deceiving ...............

Mine has no mark at all !!

[oldflagswanted]

about upper wing curves ???

Hi Oldflags,
Can you explain what you mean by the upper wing curves
so I know what to look out for, most probably a dull question
but I cant see it.
Cheers
Rhidian

Hello Rhidian:
Some fakes will also have upper wing curves as
noted in WAF thread t=94090, but they will be
over gouged looking, likewise other repros cast
from "real" examples will have slight wing curves
- subtle detail not picked up by the casting media.
As such IMO an evaluation should be the sum of all
the of the pole top parts - 1st patterns can be tricky.
OFW

[manse77]

Thanks OFW for the explination, some of the copies of these are so good its always put me off from buying one.
Cheers
Rhidian

[Colorado]

If you look at OFW's example, on the original, you can see small "indentations" as wing edge moves upward to the top. The fake is a consistent tapering to the top of the wing. Those details are similarly lost on railroad eagle castings too.

Hi Oldflags,
Can you explain what you mean by the upper wing curves so I know what to look out for, most probably a dull question but I cant see it.
Cheers
Rhidian