Antique Green OLD Mercurized Ribbed Grape Lightning Rod Ball - NR For Sale - New and Used

Nice Antique 7-up GreenMercurized Ribbed GrapeLightning Rod Ball.

This ball is old.

It's been the rock star of my collection, even with only about half to two-thirdsof the mercurizing intact. A beauty!

However, it is by no means perfect. Full disclosure: someone ground both collars down to about 1/8th of an inch, but they did a good job of it.Here's the detail on where there'smercurizing and where there isn't:around thetopcollar it's worn off about 3/4 of an inch from the collar (not evenly - it varies between an eigth and an inch, average half inch-ish). Below that and tothe bottom of the "grape" pattern, there isconsistent mercurizing but it is spotty. From the bottom of the "grape belt" to the bottom cap, the mercurizing isgone and the ball is 7-up green.

Shipping and insurance $10 in US.

On May-01-12 at 04:38:02 PDT, seller added the following information:

Thanks for your interest – price is for ball only; however I will sell with a short or a tall copper rod (burnished and polished) with a stand for the following additional cost:

Short rod (approx 32 inches) & stand – $40 w/shipping

Tall rod (approx 68 inches) & stand - $50 w/shipping