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Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods
Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods

Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods

$3,100 / set

H 71 in W 15 in D 9 in

Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods

Located in Hanover, MA

Sculptural pair of American lightning rods dating from the 1870's. They still maintain their

Category

Antique 1870s American Country Architectural Elements

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand
Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand

Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand

$700Sale Price|71% Off

H 36 in W 14 in D 14 in

Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic folky oversized 19th century mustard over copper Lightning rod ball on a professional

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper

Pair of Monumental French Iron Lightning Rod on Base Sculptures, 19th Century
Pair of Monumental French Iron Lightning Rod on Base Sculptures, 19th Century

Pair of Monumental French Iron Lightning Rod on Base Sculptures, 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

This pair of monumental French iron lightning rods from the 19th century is not only steeped in

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Antique 19th Century French Mounted Objects

Materials

Iron

Victorian Lightening Rod
Victorian Lightening Rod

Victorian Lightening Rod

$380Sale Price|20% Off

H 66.5 in Dm 15 in

Victorian Lightening Rod

Located in San Diego, CA

A very nice Victorian lightning rod made of a wrought iron tripod base and a slender copper rod

Category

Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper

Vintage Portuguese Constructivist Armchair, 1930's
Vintage Portuguese Constructivist Armchair, 1930's

Vintage Portuguese Constructivist Armchair, 1930's

$2,367Sale Price|20% Off

H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 25.6 in

Vintage Portuguese Constructivist Armchair, 1930's

Located in Lisboa, PT

, and initially it acted as a lightning rod for the hopes and ideas of many of the most advanced Russian

Category

Vintage 1930s Portuguese Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Cherry, Walnut, Pine

Antique 15th Century English Wrought Iron Lion Coat of Arm Banneret Weathervane
Antique 15th Century English Wrought Iron Lion Coat of Arm Banneret Weathervane

Antique 15th Century English Wrought Iron Lion Coat of Arm Banneret Weathervane

Located in Dayton, OH

An exceptional and rare 15th Century English wrought iron banneret weathervane with lightning rod

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture "Genius of Franklin" by Giulio Monteverde
Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture "Genius of Franklin" by Giulio Monteverde

Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture "Genius of Franklin" by Giulio Monteverde

Located in Shippensburg, PA

contemplative attitude, seated against a cylindrical support and accompanied by a vertical lightning rod. This

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Lightning Rod on Stand
Lightning Rod on Stand

Lightning Rod on Stand

Unavailable

H 10 in W 71 in D 5 in

Lightning Rod on Stand

Located in Middleburg, VA

fantastic lines and detail. We commissioned custom bases to hold each rod. We have two available: the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Architectural Elements

Contemporary Moai Console Table in Polished Brass Cast and Glass Tabletop
Contemporary Moai Console Table in Polished Brass Cast and Glass Tabletop

Contemporary Moai Console Table in Polished Brass Cast and Glass Tabletop

Located in Oporto, PT

. For others, especially the Moai that have "hats" (Pukao), served as lightning rods. What is certain is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Deep Throat (1972)
Deep Throat (1972)

Deep Throat (1972)

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in D 0.1 in

Deep Throat (1972)

Located in London, GB

became a countercultural lightning rod, ushering in the so-called “Golden Age of Porn” and sparking

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Vintage 1970s Posters

Materials

Paper

French Art Nouveau Period Advertising Poster for "Spratt's Patent Ltd., " 1909

French Art Nouveau Period Advertising Poster for "Spratt's Patent Ltd., " 1909

By Auguste Roubille

Located in New York, NY

lightning rod salesman from Cincinnati, Ohio named James Spratt. He first launched the biscuits in London in

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

Late Victorian Copper Lightning Rod Weather Vane
Late Victorian Copper Lightning Rod Weather Vane

Late Victorian Copper Lightning Rod Weather Vane

Located in Cedar Falls, IA

Late 19th century copper lightning rod salvaged from the top of a barn. Sits on wrought iron base

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Architectural Elements

Materials

Copper

Pair Antique American Sunburst Top Lightning Rods, Circa 1870
Pair Antique American Sunburst Top Lightning Rods, Circa 1870

Pair Antique American Sunburst Top Lightning Rods, Circa 1870

Located in Rochester, NY

Pair of antique American lightning rods with twisted copper skinned wrought iron shafts / iron

Category

Antique 1870s American Country Architectural Elements

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Antique Metal, Copper and Glass Barn Lightning Rod c.1920
Antique Metal, Copper and Glass Barn Lightning Rod c.1920

Antique Metal, Copper and Glass Barn Lightning Rod c.1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original antique lightning rod with amber glass globe and spiked copper top. The copper

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Metal, Copper

Monumental Weather Vane or Lightning Rod
Monumental Weather Vane or Lightning Rod

Monumental Weather Vane or Lightning Rod

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H 123 in W 48 in D 48 in

Monumental Weather Vane or Lightning Rod

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A monumental, 19th century wrought iron weather vane with elaborate scrolled details throughout, the top ‘vane’ with pierced stars and sun motifs and a fleur-de-lys border, the centr...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Weathervanes

Materials

Cut Steel, Wrought Iron

Iron Gate
Iron Gate

Iron Gate

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H 114 in W 63 in

Iron Gate

Located in Sheffield, MA

Unusual Iron gates topped with decorative lightning rod. Gates and rod can be used separately

Category

Antique 19th Century American Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Unusual Pair of Roof-top Spires in Zinc-coated Metal, c. 1850
Unusual Pair of Roof-top Spires in Zinc-coated Metal, c. 1850

Unusual Pair of Roof-top Spires in Zinc-coated Metal, c. 1850

Located in Atlanta, GA

& pedestal base. Possibly 19th century versions of lightning rods, albeit in a ornate form.

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Antique 19th Century French Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Metal

Benjamin Franklin Signature Collage
Benjamin Franklin Signature Collage

Benjamin Franklin Signature Collage

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H 39.5 in W 30.5 in D 2.88 in

Benjamin Franklin Signature Collage

By Benjamin Franklin

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

experiments that contributed to the understanding of electricity, and invented the lightning rod, which

Category

Antique 18th Century American Federal Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

American Lightning Rod
American Lightning Rod

American Lightning Rod

Located in Hanover, MA

original lightning rods with varying degrees of decorative embellishment. All are from circa 1870 with the

Category

Antique 19th Century American Scientific Instruments

Early 20th Century Car and Driver Lightning Rod Weathervane
Early 20th Century Car and Driver Lightning Rod Weathervane

Early 20th Century Car and Driver Lightning Rod Weathervane

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a amazing folk art lighting rod and weather vane all in one. The zink auto and man have a

Category

Early 20th Century American Weathervanes

Materials

Zinc, Copper

Basquiat Exhibition Poster Gagosian Gallery, 2013
Basquiat Exhibition Poster Gagosian Gallery, 2013

Basquiat Exhibition Poster Gagosian Gallery, 2013

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Basquiat’s central role in his artistic generation as a lightning rod and a bridge between cultures." (source

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Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

Political Terracotta Portrait Medallion Benjamin Franklin JeanBaptiste Nini 1777
Political Terracotta Portrait Medallion Benjamin Franklin JeanBaptiste Nini 1777

Political Terracotta Portrait Medallion Benjamin Franklin JeanBaptiste Nini 1777

Located in Portland, OR

right of these inscriptions; the shield is emblazoned with a lightning rod and thunderbolt and

Category

Antique 1770s American Federal Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Metal Enamel Advertising Sign Spratt's Bonio Per Food Dog Biscuits 1910
Antique Metal Enamel Advertising Sign Spratt's Bonio Per Food Dog Biscuits 1910

Antique Metal Enamel Advertising Sign Spratt's Bonio Per Food Dog Biscuits 1910

Located in Portland, OR

, American James Spratt, an electrician and lightning rod salesman from Ohio, was the first to manufacture a

Category

Vintage 1910s English Other Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, Signed by Jacques Reich, Circa 1897
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, Signed by Jacques Reich, Circa 1897

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, Signed by Jacques Reich, Circa 1897

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

conducted experiments that contributed to the understanding of electricity, and invented the lightning rod

Category

Antique 1890s American Federal Prints

Materials

Paper

Modernist Craft Box by Dick Seeger
Modernist Craft Box by Dick Seeger

Modernist Craft Box by Dick Seeger

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H 2.25 in W 4.25 in D 3.7 in

Modernist Craft Box by Dick Seeger

Located in New York, NY

lightning rod for regional craftspeople and collectors. Seeger himself remained an innovative artist, known

Category

Vintage 1960s American Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Illuminated "Ultrafragola" Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass
Illuminated "Ultrafragola" Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass

Illuminated "Ultrafragola" Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass

Located in London, London

lightning rod which liberated them from the dry rationalism they had been taught at college and enabled them

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Fiberglass, Mirror

Lightning Rod
Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod

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H 31 in W 10 in D 7 in

Lightning Rod

Located in San Francisco, CA

museum mounted sculpture of old lightning rod

Category

Early 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Lightning Rod Lamp
Lightning Rod Lamp

Lightning Rod Lamp

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H 64.5 in Dm 17 in

Lightning Rod Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Floor Lamp made from vintage Mid Western Lightning Rod with Orginal Glass Globe.

Category

20th Century American Floor Lamps

Cast Iron Lightning Rod
Cast Iron Lightning Rod

Cast Iron Lightning Rod

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H 39 in Dm 24 in

Cast Iron Lightning Rod

Located in Culver City, CA

Cast iron lightning rod.

Category

Vintage 1920s Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Cow lightning rod weathervane
Cow lightning rod weathervane

Cow lightning rod weathervane

Located in New York, NY

Cast zinc lightning rod weathervane with the name James cast on its directional rod. "James

Category

Early 20th Century American More Folk Art

Pair of Lightning Rods
Pair of Lightning Rods

Pair of Lightning Rods

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H 71 in Dm 10 in

Pair of Lightning Rods

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of wonderful lightning rods with twisted metal stakes topped with bronze branch forms. Rods

Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron, Bronze

Lightning rod table lamp
Lightning rod table lamp

Lightning rod table lamp

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H 40 in Dm 17 in

Lightning rod table lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Table lamp made from an early 20th c. Mid Western lightning rod. Finial made from top of rod

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of "lightning rod" lamps.
Pair of "lightning rod" lamps.

Pair of "lightning rod" lamps.

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H 45 in Dm 10 in

Pair of "lightning rod" lamps.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of lamps made out of vintage mid western lightning rods including custom linen shades

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Antique Lightning Rod Floor Lamp
Antique Lightning Rod Floor Lamp

Antique Lightning Rod Floor Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique Twisted Lightning Rod Floor Lamp with a 10.5" finial The height of the lamp is

Category

20th Century American Floor Lamps

Lightning Rod Floor lamp (2 available)
Lightning Rod Floor lamp (2 available)

Lightning Rod Floor lamp (2 available)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Floor lamp made from a vintage lightning rod. Newly wired. Comes with custom taupe linen shade

Category

20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Horse Lightening Rod Weathervane
Horse Lightening Rod Weathervane

Horse Lightening Rod Weathervane

Located in San Francisco, CA

A nice lightning rod weathervane mounted on a plywood base. The horse has been shot up as usual

Category

Early 20th Century American Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

LARGE FOLK ART COPPER WIRE BALL
LARGE FOLK ART COPPER WIRE BALL

LARGE FOLK ART COPPER WIRE BALL

Located in Solebury, PA

This copper wire wound ball is constructed from old wire used in the installation of lightning

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Eight Arm Iron Chandelier
Eight Arm Iron Chandelier

Eight Arm Iron Chandelier

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H 38 in Dm 48 in

Eight Arm Iron Chandelier

Located in Nashville, TN

Iron, late 19th century Lightning Rod, that we have newly added eight arms to, creating a

Category

Antique 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Architectural Pottery
Architectural Pottery

Architectural Pottery

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H 19 in Dm 18 in

Architectural Pottery

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Fascinating pair of architectural pottery pieces. They were purportedly used as part of lightning

Category

20th Century Unknown Pottery

Vintage “Log Cabin Birdhouse”
Vintage “Log Cabin Birdhouse”

Vintage “Log Cabin Birdhouse”

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H 24 in W 21 in D 13 in

Vintage “Log Cabin Birdhouse”

Located in Cathedral City, CA

steel lightning rod crown the top of this cabin fit for a king (bird) and his family.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Garden Ornaments

Materials

Sheet Metal

18th Century Terra Cotta Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nini, circa 1777
18th Century Terra Cotta Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nini, circa 1777

18th Century Terra Cotta Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nini, circa 1777

By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1

Located in London, GB

tranche of the shoulder is a shield bearing a lightning rod and thunderbolt, with a crown as its crest

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Antique 1770s French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Terracotta

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Located in Houston, TX

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Located in Sheffield, MA

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Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the lightning rod you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A lightning rod — often made from metal, iron and wrought iron — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the lightning rod you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right lightning rod, those designed in Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest.

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A lightning rod can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,823, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $18,400.