MULTI-PIECE DOORSTOPS

THE DOORSTOP PICTURED MEASURES:
HEIGHT = 9 1/16 INCHES WIDTH = 4 3/8 INCHES

NOTE PAGE 45 OF BERTOIA'S BOOK ON "DOORSTOPS":
HEIGHT = 9 INCHES WIDTH = 4 1/2 INCHES

THESE MEASUREMENTS COINCIDE CLOSLY ENOUGH,
THE COLORS ARE EXACTLY RIGHT AND THE FEATURES
ARE THE SAME. THIS WOULD LEAD SOMEONE TO THINK
THEY HAVE FOUND THE REAL DOORSTOP

LET'S EXAMINE THIS DOORSTOP MORE CAREFULLY!

DEALER ALERT!

This Doorstop was purchased @ BUNKER HILL Antiques in West Virginia

Was Intended to Decieve You One of Various Fakes There

STEP 1: EXAMINE THE SEAMS WHERE THE PIECES MATE: (1) THE GAP SHOULD BE UNIFORM AND NOT GREATER THAN 1/16 OF AN INCH; (2) THE PIECES SHOULD MEET PROPERLY AND NOT BE OFFSET FROM ONE ANOTHER

NOTE: HIS SEAMS ARE NOT UNIFORM AND TOO WIDE

NOTE: THE TWO HALVES DO NOT MEET PROPERLY

BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW THE SEAMS SHOULD LOOK:

STEP 2: TAKE THE DOORSTOP APART	SOMETHINGTIMES THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE: IF THE DEALER WON'T LET YOU YOU CAN'T GET THE SCREW OUT OR IF THE SCREW IS PAINTED OVER
	IF UNABLE TO TAKE APART: IF A BANK: LOOK THRU THE SLOT: ARE THE THREADS OF THE SCREW, NEW OR OLD?
(1) LOOK AT THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE PIECES TOGETHER: THE SCREW SHOULD BE A "FLAT HEAD" SCREW THE THREADS SHOULD NOT BE SHINEY OR LOOK BRAND NEW THERE ARE NO OLD DOORSTOPS THAT USE A "PHILLIPS" HEAD SCREW (2) EXAMINE THE INSIDE OF THE PIECES TO SEE IF THE METAL LOOKS OLD OR NEW (3) LOOK FOR MARKINGS ON THE INSIDE OF THE PIECES
(1) THE SCREW IS NOT ORIGINAL!   IT IS A ROUND HEAD SCREW (2) NOTE, THE THE METAL ON THE LEFT HALF LOOKS NEW (3) THE MARKINGS ON THE INSIDE ARE "CN" THEY SHOULD BE "© 1929 KING FEATURES SYN MADE IN USA" THIS POPEYE IS A FAKE!