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International Fiberglass 14-Foot-Tall Statues (page 1)

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International Fiberglass created and began producing these 14-foot-tall statues around 1963. The company had previously acquired Bob Prewitt's mold for the more popular 20-foot-tall Paul Bunyan statues. It is not known how many Bunyans and their variations were produced but there are only about 17 of these 14-foot-tall statues known to exist. They may have only been produced from 1963-1964. The statues could be accessorized with axes, hats, or whatever the customer wanted. International Fiberglass had no special name for this model other than their generic "Giant Man." At least a couple of these statues and the larger ones were used for promotions and store openings by the Lombard Chainsaw Company. The company's mascot was a lumberjack known as "Luke Lombard." These 14-foot-tall statues may even have been developed initially for Lombard.

These pages are organized alphabetically by state with reproductions at the bottom of the last page.

Giant Man
Sutter Creek, CA
This Giant Man has been here since at least the late 1990s. In the early 2000s, the statue's shirt was painted green. At that time the business behind him was Sierra Equipment. By 2010, the statue's shirt had been painted red. These photos are from 2014 when the building housed the Community Hope Thrift Store. The building now houses Warrior Fitness. These 14-foot-tall statues have an embossed label on their left thigh identifying International Fiberglass as the manufacturer. For more, see this website. [map]

Giant Man [gone]
Tampa, FL
This Giant Man was originally located in Ocala, FL where he stood in front of Clayton's Small Engine Repair. Auto Air Muffler & Brake City bought the statue in 2002. The shop kept his hard hat. The statue was completely restored in 2004. In 2007, the shop was forced by the city to remove the statue from the roof. He was then reinstalled in front of the store. Auto Air is now known as Big Mechanic, named after these statues. The company has two other International Fiberglass statues in Florida: a Paul Bunyan in Dade City and a Cowboy in Zephyrhills. This shop closed by 2019 and the statue was removed. For more, see this website.

Giant Man
Libertyville, IL
This Giant Man is located at Lambs Farm. This statue is accompanied by a giant cow. The statue has been there since at least the late 1990s but it may have been there since the place opened in the mid-1960s. In 2022, the statue was restored by a volunteer at the Farm. [map]

Giant Man
Livingston, IL

2010 and 2012:
2024:
This Giant Man may have been installed in Monticello, KY by 1999. By 2005, it was located in Somerset, KY. The statue was sold by 2006 and moved to its current location at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall. It was originally installed inside the store. In 2010, it was repainted and moved outside. The statue was repainted again around 2016. For more, see this website. [map]

Giant Man
Mortons Gap, KY
The Giant Man was previously located at Pistol Pete's Pawn Shop in Fort Campbell, KY. When the statue was acquired by its current owners in 1995, it was already missing its arms and head. It has been standing in a donkey pasture since then. In 2015, the statue was restored and reinstalled by Joel Baker. The head, arms, and axe were recreated by Mark Cline. In the process of restoration and repainting, the lettering for "Implement Specialty Company" were found under the paint. The text was replicated. For more, see this website. [photos thanks Joel Baker] [map]

Giant Man
Groveland, MA
2001:
 2010:
This Giant Man statue is installed at Valley Tree Service. He had the name of "Yvon" emblazoned on his shirt and wore a hard hat when the first two photos were taken around 2001. By 2006, his hat was gone. The statue was missing in 2007. However, in 2008, he reappeared here with his name scratched out and his axe somewhat damaged. By 2010, his axe was also gone. By 2015, the statue had been repainted. His axe was back by 2018. [map]

Giant Man [gone]
Goldsboro, NC		 Paul Bunyan
Wilson, NC
These Giant Man and Paul Bunyan statues are located at White's Tires locations. The Giant Man was located at the company's Goldsboro location when this photo was taken in 2004. That statue was removed by 2011. I believe that it is still in storage. There was another one of these statues at the company's location in Wilson, NC. That one was removed in 2019 and is now in storage. The one that had been in storage in Wilson, possibly this one from the roof in Goldsboro, was moved to the Wilmington, NC location. That location closed and the statue is now in storage.

The raised hand of this Paul Bunyan statue in Wilson is more typical of the Indian model. The statue has been located at the company's Hines St. location in Wilson since the late 1960s. White's bought two of these saluting statues at a tire convention. White's promoted itself at that time as the "Giant of Retreads". I don't know what happened to the other Paul Bunyan statue. [map]

Giant Man [gone]
Lima, OH (now Scotts Crossing, OH)
This Giant Man stood on the roof of Derringers Power Mowers when this photo was taken around 2001. Sometime after 2009, Derringers closed and this statue disappeared. In 2011, it was announced that the statue was being restored and would be reinstalled in Elida, OH in 2011. That never happened but the statue was restored and is now on private property in Scotts Crossing, OH.

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