I'll be honest. This almost made a "Stuff I can Live Without" blog. But something about it called to me. The colors, the late 60's mod design, the lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye.
Turns out, it's a bank. What child wouldn't want this nightmare to hold their life's savings?
"Tacy". I'm not sure if that was the former owner or if this was actually a ceramic piece someone made. There are remnants of a price sticker that appears to have once said "SALE" and a price. I'm not sure if that's an original retail sticker or something perhaps from a thrift store.
***UPDATE*** Thanks to eagle-eyed commenter American Toycoon, the word has been identified as "Italy". That makes so much more sense than "Tacy".
Anyway, it was a buck and I thought it was weird enough that I might be able to sell it. However, when I got it home, my daughter took a shine to it and now uses it as her piggy bank.
i definitely see (no pun intended) a connection to Gig and Keane stuff from the late 1960s. pretty nifty!
ReplyDeleteI didn't make that connection, but you're right!
DeleteAnd because of this bank you'll never put on a life jacket again?
ReplyDeleteGlad someone got my Jaw's reference. Just when you thought it was safe to save money again.
DeleteIt looks hand painted but I agree that I could definitely live without it.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually marked, "Italy".
ReplyDeleteThat makes so much more sense! Thanks!
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