Featured 2 old? pottery piggy banks - help please

I just caught up with all of my unread posts in this section of the site. Since this was the final one, thought I would also say that it's one of the more interesting ones I've read this evening!

 

"BAKED DIRT" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAaaaaaaaaaaa.......*

 

I know nothing but those pigs are adorable. The second pig looks really old.

 

AH!
The old 'Schultz' excuse eh!

 

seems to work in most situations.

 

I sold the 2 pigs on ebay a couple of weeks back. They got to stay together since both went to the same forever home.

The whistle is residing in Maryland at Crocker Farm awaiting their July auction. They were quite excited to get it for their sale. I will keep you all posted on when the auction catalog is available on-line. They gave me a pretty good pre-sale estimate, but whatever I get will all be profit since I made more selling the 2 piggy banks than I spent on the whole lot.

How about that, Peggy finally made a good baked dirt purchase!!!

Thanks again to everyone for all of your help!!!

Peggy

 

Hi Peggy,
Congratulations on your sale. I am excited for you on Crocker Farm sale.
greg

 

Congrats and keeping fingers crossed for good results in July on the whistle!

 

Congratulations! And don't forget to update after the July auction!

 

Thanks everyone!!

I will post a link to the on-line catalog when it becomes available. I must admit it is sheer torture waiting till July for the sale to happen though. I could use the cash infusion now, but will just have to be patient.

Peggy

 

congrats on the piggies and hope the whistle goes through the roof for you

 

Good for you Peggy! I hope when in auctions it beats Crocker Farms estimate.

Sue

 

I hope you blew it before you sent it, it's not often one gets to blow one of those whistles. :~)

 

I hope you blew it before you sent it, it's not often one gets to blow one of those whistles. :~)

The closest my mouth came to that whistle was when I tried the straw method that someone suggested.

Ya'll can write that as part of my epitaph, she had an opportunity to blow into a 150 year old whistle & blew it.

Peggy

 

QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 133939, member: 88"]I hope you blew it before you sent it, it's not often one gets to blow one of those whistles. :~)

The closest my mouth came to that whistle was when I tried the straw method that someone suggested.

Ya'll can write that as part of my epitaph, she had an opportunity to blow into a 150 year old whistle & blew it.

Peggy[/QUOTE]

 

I have four of these pigs. Very similar, in different sizes. Can’t identify them, can you help?

 

Can you post photos in the pottery forum of your pieces please Jane?

 

@Jane Householder - Welcome to the forum!!

When I saw this thread I could not even remember writing it. Some of the folks who posted on this thread aren't around anymore so it brought back some happy memories though so thank you.

You are going to get more responses from us if you will start a new thread & provide some clear photos against a plain background. Make sure you include a photo of the bottom even if you do not see any marks & close-up photos of any marks if there are any there.

 

I used to slide a butterknife in and let the coins out. . My mother wondered why my piggy bank never seemed to be full!

 

So did I Bev!!!! Great minds think alike