Art & Inspiration Bud vase identification/aftermarket??

Going through some of my dad's stuff this weekend and found a bunch of receipts that need to be put in order to trace the evolution of his AA/FA, but in the box was this bud vase. The mount looks to be for a very specific place with the curvature and I was wondering if one of the Amelia Island types might know if it came from a specific marque or was it an aftermarket item. No marks other than PAT. APPLIED FOR and a number 17 on the upper lip near the mount.

 

Most "Bud Vases" were an accessory item. The mounting flange gave the owner some leeway as to where to place it. Luxury cars had them placed where the occupants could enjoy the look and smell of fresh flowers in their vehicle. I have seen them mounted on the "B" pillar on some Model A sedans. You couldn't get too crazy with the size of the flowers, hence the term "Bud Vase" as the flowers would hit the back of the drivers head when mounted on the "B" pillar. Many companies sold them.

 

I remember those from playing with VW's years ago. When were those popular? What era?

 

When I needed a set of bud vases my research said that they were available in what is now known as the aftermarket and that some auto manufacturers offered them. Most likely in teens and twenties and possibly thirties autos.
I believe they provided an attractive interior appointment as well as serving as air fresheners.
With poor roads, poor weather seals and natural materials used in interiors you can understand that certain smells might develop.
I found this set on line from a parts dealer in Florida who had several vintage singles and sets for sale. The nickle top rings matched all the nickle bright work on this 1915 Milburn Light Electric Coupe.
Class all the way and flowers with water were in the vases on delivery day. The cut glass matched the interior light lens.

 

I have been told by collectors the mounts are harder to find than the vases since people could easily remove the vase but often didn't bother to remove the matching mount. Some mounts are for square sided vases, some for round.

 

Your mount looks distorted from the screws.

 

yes they are harder to find. i have had to make them for customers.

 

There is some distortion from the screws but this mount was never flat. Maybe it mounted in a dash formation? Regardless, thanks for all the responses. I may try to fit it on the dash of my future '38 Dodge build.

 

I've made a couple of bud vases for my never ending project. I haven't got the mounts figured out yet, though. I could easily make the rest of the 6-pack. So far I have about six cents invested.

 

Here is one in my 28 Buick.