SOLD Stoic but Very Sweet Old Scratch Made House Shaped Bank for Maryann metal mold and for me all about

and for me all about the great color scheme (especially that yellow face) and aging of the paint

These are tethered to the scrap wood handle with wire wound round and round in to my eye a really beautiful way

but will hang (a bit precariously) from the nails on his sides

But it also

SOLD Stoic but Very Sweet Old Scratch Made House Shaped Bank for Maryann metal mold and for me all aboutLove at first sight with this one photos do no justice, but it is heavy for its size and of a nice scale; an object with a real presence. Of course what first sold me was the brass MARYANN over the front door surely indicating that this bank was the creation of a father or grandfather for their much beloved girl. And a one off, scratch made creation I am sure, with the chimney doubling as a coin slot and the hinged front door opening wide to fetch