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Bear Safety Service Automotive Advertising Paperweight - A cast iron Happy Bear paperweight. Bear Manufacturing Company / Bear Automotive Equipment is a manufacurer of auto wheel alignment and other tools. History: The Bear Manufacturing Company was started as an auto luggage rack producer in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1917. The company used the slogan ?Let Bear Lug Your Luggage.? In the 1920s, the company started manufacturing wheel alignment. That?s when they, reputably, developed the Happy Bear character / logo. The company started a training school for mechanics. Graduates and other customers used the logo to indicate they offered Bear Safety Service. That is, to let the public know the auto shop?s mechanics had been trained by Bear and that they used Bear wheel alignment and diagnostic tools. It is not clear when Bear Manufacturing Company became the Bear Automotive Service Equipment Company. Bear Automotive Equipment is now a subsidiary of Cartek Group and is based in Kalamazoo, MI. About 3 3/4 H x 2 3/8 W x 1 3/8 D inches Condition: Used, good - age toning - patina to paint, that is likely brighter when issued and cleaning will likely improve Dimensions: 3.75 x 2.375 x 1.375 in Weight: 1.27 lb