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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MTBingNinja, post: 457680, member: 9533&quot;]I pulled off the old felt on the bottom of the statue.&nbsp; No maker&#039;s mark and no plug to empty the bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all again for the feedback, good to identify some key words to facilitate the hunt (e.g. Chalkware, ESCO, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>Good ESCO article:</p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-those-bigheaded-statues-in-smoky-80s-bars-came-from" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-those-bigheaded-statues-in-smoky-80s-bars-came-from" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-those-bigheaded-statues-in-smoky-80s-bars-came-from</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Coincidentally, up for bid:</p><p><a href="https://www.cleansweepauctions.com/item-626595/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cleansweepauctions.com/item-626595/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cleansweepauctions.com/item-626595/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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