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$40.00Sweet piggy bank by Lefton’s Exclusives Japan.
In perfect condition with original label still attached to the base. After WWII, Japan was the U.S.’s major supplier of trinkets of all kinds. Today U.S. trinkets come from China. I remember when Japan had the job of supplying the U.S. with lovelies of all kinds. The product was 100 times better than that we receive from China today.
This little piggy was hand-painted with applied flower eyes and stem roses on its back. It is in perfect condition. There is no hole on the belly for removing coins. It’s the type of bank that must be broken to remove the coins. Or the coins can be removed by turning the bank upside down and using a knife to direct the coins to slide out.
Measures 6″ long and 4¼” tall. Circa 1940’s to 1950’s. Great as a child’s gift with some special coins to put inside, or for your favorite piggy bank collector.
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Send in the Clowns Retro Vintage Music Box
Patinated cut metal figurine vintage music box made in the 1970’s and 1980’s. A huge assortment of figurine and scenes were available on these popular music boxes made in Hong Kong.
This one is a clown that looks a lot like the Tin Man on Wizard of Oz with an oil can hat. Plays ‘Send in the Clowns. The clown rotates as the music plays. Original sticker on base.
In wonderful condition except this clown is missing his bunch of balloons once held in his outstretched hand. The hand has a bar of metal behind it that held the missing balloons. This bar of metal can hold other things now, like flowers, a card, a ring on a stick, etc.
Measures 14″ tall and 4½” at widest. Great gift (especially with something special in its hand) for the clown in your life, the clown lover, circus fan, children, get well, etc.
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Retro Vintage Pottery Hanging Owl Chime
Unique handmade pottery hanging owl chime. Most of these have fallen from their perch and broke within the last 40 years. We’ve never seen another like it.
No maker’s mark. Made of heavy, thick-walled porcelain. Circa 1970s. Measures 5½ tall, 5½” wide and 4″ thick. Chime is attached via twine which is pulled through the body and ends in a loop for hanging.
In perfect condition. Weighs 1½ lbs. Glazed with mottled browns, oranges, greens.
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Retro Modern Copper Guild Owl bank
Ultra modern copper guild owl bank made by the Copper Guild of Massachusetts U.S.A. in the 1970’s. Made of copper and brass with glass eyes. In like-new condition with original Coppercraft sticker. Measures 4″ tall on a 3″ wide base. Small screw on the side of the brass base allows for the base to be removed for coin retrieval.
In the 1970’s women held Coppercraft Guild Parties. Home based parties for Tupperware, Avon, Princess House and more were all the rage as women explored ways to supplement the household incomes. This mod owl was originally purchased from such a ‘party’. Great condition, appears unused.
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$25.00Vintage Music Box – One Arm Bandit Luck Be A Lady
Five cent slot machine music box plays “Luck be a Lady Tonight”. Made of artificially patinated metal in the 1970’s to early 1980’s. Sticker below the ‘arm’ gives the name of the song title and reads ‘Made in Hong Kong’.
In good condition. A few scratches can be seen if you look closely. Has obviously been on open display all these years and took a great deal of detailing to come clean. Had tiny spots of white paint which were removed.
The ‘wheel’ and ‘arm’ rotate as it plays. You can barely see the outline and form of the bars and fruit. Coins are in the glory hole. Unusual form, probably of an early make. Measures 6″ tall x 4″ wide x 3″ thick.
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$95.00Jere style Owl Music Box Fly Me To The Moon – Large
Wonderful big-eyed fluffy feathered Jere Style Owl Music Box in patinated brass. Old sticker on base reads: “YIP Made in Hong Kong”. The sticker states the music is “Strangers in the Night”. When found the music box was not functioning. The mechanism was replaced and it is now functioning perfectly…but plays “Fly me to the Moon” instead. The owl rotates as the music plays. Turning the owl in the opposite direction will wind the music box.
Rare to find with music box working and still attached. Examples we’ve seen included the owl only, detached from the music box, and claimed to be a C. Jere design. It is not a C. Jere design, but does emulate his style.
Made in the 1960s – 1970s. In perfect repaired condition. Made of artificially patinated cut metal. Big, measures 10½” tall, 6″ at widest.
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$65.00Crying Hound Vintage Redware Bank and Decanter
This pair of Crying Hound Vintage Redware Bank and Decanter are having a bad day. Both are crying, and the husband appears to have a hangover. Poor things. The female hound dog is a bank. The male hound dog is a decanter. Both in perfect shape, no damage. The original bank plug is missing. Otherwise they look as new as the day they were made sometime in the 1950’s.
The decanter has a ‘Made in Japan’ sticker on the base and the bank has an Enesco Imports sticker (one of the first American companies to import Japanese products after WWII). The male hound’s tear is of white enamel, but the female’s tear is a little fake pearl.
Decanter measures 10″ tall and 5″ at widest. The bank is 6½” tall and 3½ at widest. Perfect gift for those ‘in the dog house’, hound dog lovers and collectors of mid-20th Century Japan imports.
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$35.00Big Eye Piggy Bank with Hand Painted Decor
Pretty blushing piglet with big eyes, rosy cheeks and adorned with flowers. Decor was applied by hand. In great condition with no problems. The big eye piggy bank is shiny and bright. Original cork has hardened a bit but is still whole.
No maker’s mark or country mark. Probably was imported from Japan. Made of porcelain. Measures 3” wide, 3.25” tall to top of cork. Dates to the 1950s.This little piggy has a large round opening instead of a coin slit like normal banks. Handy as it can be used to hide treasures larger than coins. Perfect gift filled with treasure for new baby or pig enthusiast.
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Music Box Mailbox Sit Right Down and Write a Letter
Plays ‘I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter’ as the mailbox rotates. Vintage music box from the 1970’s to early 1980’s. Made in Hong Kong of artificially patinated cut metal.
In perfect original condition. Sticker still attached. Measures 9″ tall on a 5″ round base.