Dr Max Thorek Paperweight 1948 Louis Linck Sculpture Profile Portrait Bust Solid Bronze

Dr. Max Thorek
Founder
International College of Surgeons
Listed on Etsy Now
1516 N. Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60610 USA

DR. MAX THOREK, FOUNDER,

INT'L COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

Marked-Signed L. LINCK 1948

Louis A. Linck
Louis Auguste Linck
Born: Jan 12, 1895 Paris, France
Died: Oct 31, 1962 Chicago, Illinois
Nationality: French/U.S.
Known for: Sculpture

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3 inches diameter
Weight: 1 lb. 12 oz.
1 and 1/8 inches height / thick

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Original brown felt glued to the bottom.

 Dr. Max Thorek Bronze Paperweight
Profile Portrait Bust by Louis Linck 1948
Listed on Etsy Now
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Via Wikipedia

Max Thorek (March 10, 1880 – January 25, 1960) was born in Hungary. His family emigrated to Chicago where Thorek finished his medical degree at Rush Medical College in 1904. Thorek worked in obstetrics, general, and reconstructive surgery. His innovative techniques and practices are still widely used in surgery today.

He founded the International College of Surgeons in 1935 and the International Museum of Surgical Science in a Chicago Gold Coast mansion in 1954. Dr. Thorek was also the founder of Thorek Memorial Hospital, still in operation in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.^[1]

Thorek wrote an autobiography entitled A Surgeon's World in 1943, which has been transcribed in full and is available on the internet. Thorek was also an internationally acclaimed amateur photographer during the pictorialist movement, and author of several books on the subject, including Camera Art as a Means of Self-Expression (1947) and Creative Camera Art (1937).

Thorek died in Chicago on January 25, 1960.

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Via Wikipedia

Louis Linck (1895 – 1962) was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States in 1926. During his lifetime of sculpting he worked for a number of private clients as well as the WPA (during the Depression), and the International College of Surgeons. His most accessible work is a number of larger-than-life statues permanently on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago.

Louis Linck Sculpture Google Image Search

Cosgrove and Company Commemorative Coin February 1955 Los Angeles Gilded Bronze

A huge, heavy 

gilt bronze 

commemorative 

coin / paperweight.

COSGROVE & COMPANY INC. 
OF LOS ANGELES
TO COMMEMORATE 
THE OPENING 
OF OUR NEW OFFICES
FEBRUARY 1955
NEW YORK - LOS ANGELES 
 SAN FRANCISCO - PORTLAND 
 SEATTLE - VANCOUVER

2 and 5/8 INCHES IN DIAMETER 
and 
1/4 INCH THICK.
WEIGHT:
A LITTLE OVER 4 OUNCES.

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It is made of a non-magnetic metal 
with a golden colored finish 
that is partially worn off.

Cosgrove and Company
Commemorative Coin
Paperweight
February 1955
Los Angeles
Gilded Bronze

Lefton Pottery Hippo Figurine Paperweight #5555 Orange and Blue w Green Rhinestone Eyes

Lefton Hippopotamus Ceramic Paperweight Circa 1968 - 1970
Orange and blue glaze. Green rhinestones jewel eyes.
Cork covered bottom with Code number 5555 ink stamped
on the cork bottom. A red and gold Lefton sticker/label that
reads "Lefton, Trade Mark Exclusives, Japan"
Approx. 4.5" long and 3.5" tall.
This hippo appeared in Lefton dealer catalogs from 1968 thru 1970.
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Info and Lefton 1969 dealer catalog page courtesy of  c*me*4*lefton*info - May 2, 2012 - on the eBay Pottery Glass and Porcelain discussion board.