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Lightning Rod Lightning Rod

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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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Lightning RodArrowFull Bodied Horse, Metal, Large1995
Lightning RodArrowPurple Stained Glass Tail, Brass, St. Louis1995
Lightning RodBallBlue Opaque1995
Lightning RodBallCarnival Glass, Electra1995
Lightning RodBallCobalt Blue, Julius F. Goetz Mfg., Co.1995
Lightning RodBallMilk Glass, Julius F. Goetz Mfg., Co.1995
Lightning RodBallRed Flashed, Wide Collar, Slr Co.1995
Lightning RodBallStaircase, Cobalt Blue1995
Lightning RodBallSun Colored Amethyst, Diddie1995
Lightning RodBallTrue Red, Reyburn Hunter Foy Co.1995
Lightning RodPendantPlain, Metal, 4 Piece1995
Lightning RodBallSilver Mercury1997
Lightning RodBallAcorn Pendant, Flashed Red1998
Lightning RodBallAmber Ribbed, Light Shade, 5 1/21998
Lightning RodBallBarnett, Ribbed, Cobalt Blue1998
Lightning RodBallChestnut, Medium Amber1998
Lightning RodBallD & S Co., Deep Red1998
Lightning RodBallDiddie Blitzen, Clear1998
Lightning RodBallDoorknob, Amethyst1998
Lightning RodBallElectra, Cobalt Blue, Round1998
Lightning RodBallElectra, Cone1998
Lightning RodBallElectra, Cone, Embossed Pattern, Flashed Blue Over Clear1998
Lightning RodBallElectra, Round, Gold Mercury1998
Lightning RodBallHawkeye, Sun Colored Amethyst1998
Lightning RodBallJames F. Goetz, Cobalt Blue1998
 

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