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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Accidental Collection: Leo Ward Birds









  1. You know I love these blue birds. When I found one in a thrift shop and posted it, you told me what it was and I was very excited. So if I ever see more I will add them to my collection. You have a fabulous array of colors.

  2. I never have come across any Leo Ward birds in all of my thrifting, but thanks to you I always look! I adore the ones you sent to me. I think you should pull out a few of those pretty amber ones to put with your Halloween decor!

  3. When I cleaned out my mother's apartment I found 2 that I kept and put in my window she also had a clear one that I kept. I guess it is easy to get a collection going.

  4. THANKS for showing your collection!

    Any that I find at sales around here are either Dollar store copies, or if they are 'The real thing' they are priced like GOLD!!

  5. I have one! I'd love to keep it in the window but my cat has a thing about breaking things (like my insulators!) that I put there.

  6. I bought my first bluebird today 4-13-2013 at a yard sale. It is signed and dated 1985. I have a few pieces of finton and my bird will look pretty displayed with them.
    Geneva Turner.

  7. We have two sets. A big and little, the blues are signed Leo Ward, the 'reds' are signed Ron Ray. A question though: the red pair are scuffed up and the red colour is coming off, showing clear glass underneath. Is this usual? (Were there signed fakes? At what these items went for, I don't see the economic reason to do fakes.) We love them and keep them in the kitchen window, which has a southern exposure. Having birds with the amberina and Bristol blue stuff in that window, well, sunrise can be psychedelic!

    1. I also purchased a red cardinal with the paint coming off. I called Terra Studios and they told me that Ron Ray had nothing to do with Terra Studios and his birds were knockoffs. Some of Ron Ray's birds were painted on the outside, thus the peeling off.

  8. Are birds signed W Ward the same as Leo Ward, I know his name is Leo W. Ward. If true, why did he do that, do you know?

  9. I have a metallic color blue bird multi colored that is signed Leo ward 1994 does anyone know what the color is called and the value. Fourclover65@yahoo.com

  10. My mother had one when she passed I kept it many years later when a dear friends mother passed away she have me something of her mom's it was a bluebird. As I've gotten older various woman who I was close to have passed away and oddly somehow a new blue bird makes it to my home. I had about 7. On April 28th I woke up and 2Alex into my lichen there was a bluebird on my lichen table I had never seen before. No one k,ow where it had come from and I had never seen it before. It upset me. 4 days later my daughter passed away at age 26. She had been struggling with an infection in her heart. The reason I'm online tonight looking at bluebirds is well frightening for me. I've been downsizing my home thinking of moving after 50 years out of my hometown. My daughter was one of My set of twins. Her brother Burks is here in town with me. I was going through some random things in my room when I picked up Kadi's bluebird. I put it in the box with the others. Several hours later goo g thru some other things there the bluebird was again. I thought we'll I put that up. As I went to place it in the box is when I noticed there are two of them. I cried for an hour. Long story but I am trying to find out who made them and where they originated.

  11. I found and purchased his "Lonely Little Blackbird" today. She is quite beautiful and lovely!

  12. I have a blue bird that's signed and dated 1988 is it worth anything? My name is Amanda btw



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