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Lightning rods and lightning rod balls are collected. The glass balls were at the center of the rod that was attached to the roof of a house or barn to avoid lightning damage. The lightning rod has been in use since the 1700s, when Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Lightning Rod | Amber Glass Ball | | 2011 | | Lightning Rod | Amber Glass Ball & Pennant | Hammered Iron & Copper Rod, 30 In. | 2009 | | Lightning Rod | Amethyst Glass Ball | Star Finial,, | 2011 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Full Bodied Horse, Metal, Large | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Purple Stained Glass Tail, Brass, St. Louis | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Brass, Cast Iron, Blue Glass Ball, Early 1900s, 17-in. Arrow, 66 In. | 2007 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Green Glass, 4 In. | 2007 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Purple Glass Insert, Wavy Pattern, 19 In. | 2007 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Ruby Glass Tail Insert,, | 2011 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | White Milk Glass Faceted Orb,, | 2011 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow | Spiral Shaft, Blue Glass Insert, Milk Glass Ball, 1920,54 x 17 In. | 2012 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow & Star Banner Directional | Star & Crescent Glass Ball, C.1900, 54 In. | 2001 | | Lightning Rod | Arrow Star Banner Directional | Star & Crescent Glass Ball, C.1900 | 2001 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Blue Opaque | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Carnival Glass, Electra | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Cobalt Blue, Julius F. Goetz Mfg., Co. | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Milk Glass, Julius F. Goetz Mfg., Co. | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Red Flashed, Wide Collar, Slr Co. | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Staircase, Cobalt Blue | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Sun Colored Amethyst, Diddie | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | True Red, Reyburn Hunter Foy Co. | 1995 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Silver Mercury | 1997 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Acorn Pendant, Flashed Red | 1998 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Amber Ribbed, Light Shade, 5 1/2 | 1998 | | Lightning Rod | Ball | Barnett, Ribbed, Cobalt Blue | 1998 |
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