He Brought Back Case's "Eagle On A Globe"

He Brought Back Case s Eagle On A Globe TRACTORS Antiques We spotted Dave Haala at the Pioneer Power Swap meet near LeSeuer Minn driving a home-built tractor that was all set up to sell a 5-ft tall fiberglass replica of a Case bald eagle “Back in the 1930’s and 40’s Case dealers used to display cast iron eagles like this in front of their dealerships They’re quite rare now so I make fiberglass models that look just like the real thing ” says Haala In 2002 Haala went looking for an original Case eagle It took a long time but he finally found one He’s the founder and owner of a metal fabrication business so he made a mold of the eagle and now he manufactures exact reproductions “They’re popular with Case tractor collectors and anyone who likes agricultural memorabilia ” says Haala “The reason the original Eagles are so rare is that during World War II Case had a campaign in which they asked their dealers to turn in the Eagles for scrap metal ” The eagle and globe bolt onto a heavy 3-legged metal base with holes for fastening down It sells for $1 600 “Original cast iron Case eagles normally sell for about $14 000 but I heard of one that recently sold for $20 000 ” says Haala Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dave Haala 1201 Hwy 4 S P O Box 389 Sleepy Eye Minn 56085 ph 507 794-7341; dave@haala com; www haala com

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