Very large chromed birdlike mascot for on bonnet (hood) of a 1946/48 Mercury. 32cms long. I believe they were offered as an accessory and also came with the bird's body in plastic or lucillite.
Original Molsheim Bugatti Schraubstock Nr. 52 (Matching Numbers!)
**Historisches Meisterwerk der Automobilgeschichte: Originaler Ettore Bugatti Werkstatt-Schraubstock („Bugatti Vise“) aus den 1920er Jahren – Matching..