HEIGHT = 9 inches
WIDTH = 7 3/4 inches
VALUE = $2,100- $2,800

MARKING:
HIGHLAND LIGHT CAPE COD
(curved around the tower on the topside
See in View "F" &"3"

Note 1:
This doorstop is a made by multi-piece construction. As can been seen in Picture "1". The Light Tower is held onto the base with a screw

NOTE 2:
The United States has had approximately a thousand lights
In the state of Massachusetts, there are 77 lights. Of those 77 lights, 57 are still working. Michigan has the most lights of any state.

Note 3:
The original lighthouse was authorized by George Washington in 1796. That year, the government purchased ten acres of land. Building Construction was completed in 1797. It was the nation's first flashing light. The Highland Light is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod (North Truro, MA Height = 66 feet and is on a cliff 183 feet above sea level. It is a working lighthouse still today. Picture 2 shows the Lighthouse Today.

Note 4:
In 1865, Henry David Thoreau (American Poet) wrote an Essay::
"The Highland Light" published in the "Altantic Monthly"
A portion of that Essay:
"known to mariners as the Cape Cod or Highland Light, is one of our primary sea-coast lights, and is usually the first seen by those approaching the entrance of Massachusetts Bay from Europe."

Note 5: $ VALUE$
April 1, 2000, @ a Bertoia Auction in Philadelphia one of the Halloween Girl sold for $13,000, Uncle Sam sold for $15,000 and this doorstop, Highland Lighthouse, sold for $2,800.