# Elephant Foot Umbrella Stand, Where to buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 30, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054 "2008-11-30T14:33:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/1 "2008-11-30T14:33:15Z")
A friend has her house done in early Addams Family. Lots of dead animals everywhere. It is … eccentric. I want to get her a (fake, a fiberglas) elephant foot umbrella holder or trash can for Christmas. You would think such things would be commercially available.\* You would be wrong. I did a Google and found one. On some sort of scary-looking auction site. Does anyone know where else I could get the fool thing? As a bonus question, what would be the availability and legality (and cost) of the real deal? \*Along with garden Gnome nativity scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/2 "2008-11-30T14:39:51Z")
The real deal would either be an antique, and cost you a bundle, or an illegal trade item. A good search might be “elephant’s foot prop”. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/3 "2008-11-30T14:43:28Z")
Here’s a [real one](http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/google.fcgi/itemKey=3923234443). Only $2000! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/4 "2008-11-30T14:46:37Z")
I would love to see pics of this house! ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/5 "2008-11-30T15:04:01Z")
“Elephant foot prop” brings us to a real elephant foot stool. (Creepy) Did you know the Elephant Foot company makes a line of Australian trash compactors and so mucks up my search efforts all to heck? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/6 "2008-11-30T15:31:28Z")
[$600 for a (fake) elephant foot stool from Disneyland.](http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/elephant-foot-stool) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/7 "2008-11-30T15:37:27Z")
Closer. Not a trash can/umbrella stand. But closer. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/8 "2008-11-30T15:51:28Z")
[These people](http://www.americansportsmaninc.com/photo_album/) may be able to help. (Scroll to the bottom.) ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/9 "2008-11-30T15:52:19Z")
Yeah, I’m coming up null on the umbrella/trash bin hunt. “Foot Stool” is, y’know, punnier, I expect. [Here’s another stool, in resin.](http://www.yabdesigninc.com/big_pic.php?pic=2189&category=animal%20figures&id=177) I suspect it’s not cheap; Yab does only custom work, AFAIK. [But here’s one that looks just like it on sale for $152.](http://www.theinteriorgallery.com/pd_elephants.cfm) [These repros (scroll down) are around $200](http://www.buffalo.bushmail.net/footwear.htm), less for the “rhino foot” ashtray or peanut bowl. They look more realistic than the ones above. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/10 "2008-11-30T16:06:50Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > [These people](http://www.americansportsmaninc.com/photo_album/) may be able to help. (Scroll to the bottom.) Thank you. I have sent them an enquiry. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/11 "2008-11-30T16:24:41Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Yeah, I’m coming up null on the umbrella/trash bin hunt. “Foot Stool” is, y’know, punnier, I expect. > > [Here’s another stool, in resin.](http://www.yabdesigninc.com/big_pic.php?pic=2189&category=animal%20figures&id=177) I suspect it’s not cheap; Yab does only custom work, AFAIK. [But here’s one that looks just like it on sale for $152.](http://www.theinteriorgallery.com/pd_elephants.cfm) > > [These repros (scroll down) are around $200](http://www.buffalo.bushmail.net/footwear.htm), less for the “rhino foot” ashtray or peanut bowl. They look more realistic than the ones above. Yep, that seems to got it. Thank you all very much. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/12 "2008-12-01T00:14:09Z")
If you go down to the National Zoo, I bet they’d be happy to give you plenty of elephant stool. Enough to fertilize a garden. Oh, wait a minute, wrong stool. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/13 "2008-12-01T06:20:18Z")
I can’t help with the search, but needed to pop in to say that I now must have a Garden Gnome Nativity Scene… And I finally have an answer the next time someone asks me “What do you want for Christmas?” ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/14 "2008-12-01T06:41:26Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > [These repros (scroll down) are around $200](http://www.buffalo.bushmail.net/footwear.htm), less for the “rhino foot” ashtray or peanut bowl. They look more realistic than the ones above. It’s like shopping for my Sims, but for real 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/15 "2008-12-01T06:46:32Z")
[Here.](http://www.1stdibs.com/antiquefurniture/furniture_item_detail.php?id=183061) ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-foot-umbrella-stand-where-to-buy/475054/16 "2008-12-01T08:55:15Z")
Etsy has a [taxidermy section](http://www.etsy.com/category_sub.php?tags=everything_else.taxidermy). If you can’t find the elephant foot, I’m sure you can be inspired by all manner of other creepy items (squirrel foot earring, anyone?) [Gothic Rose Antiques](http://www.gothicroseantiques.com/wp/) is a lot of fun to browse through, too. Any Addams Family Chic Chick would be thrilled with something from that site… Good luck!