"Wise Old Owl" Cast Iron Bookends/ Robert Emig Circa 1960's - 70's

These guys have been around the house for as long as I can remember. Think my mom picked them up while on vacation as souvenirs, maybe Southern Ohio or the Williamsburg area. They are heavy cast iron and while designed as bookends they are just as handy for a doorstop. Each stands just under 7 inches tall and weighs in at 2.6 pounds with black felted bottoms. The back of each owl is stamped EMIG 1546. -Mike-

Robert Emig Products, (Courtesy of Trivetology.com)

Robert Emig created mostly cast iron items from 1945 until the mid 70's. His company Robert Emig Products of Reading, Pennsylvania was a distributor of decorative metalware. Contracts were signed with independent foundries to create the castings; Emig then finished and distributed the individual products. Although based in Reading PA. he had other permanent showrooms at various points in the company’s history. They included: Los Angeles, CA; Chester, CT; Denver, CO; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Bedford, MA; Detroit, MI; Northville, MI; Minnetonka, MN; Kansas City, MO; New York, NY; Columbus, OH; and Dallas, TX.
G. Robert Emig was the founder and president of Robert Emig Products. His wife Dorothy D. Emig served as vice president of the company until her retirement in 1985. Robert Emig passed away on June 10, 1989 and his wife followed him on December 12, 2002.