TM
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TM
On 2010-11-30 07:15, trutiki wrote:
I found this massive ceramic-like bank. Bought it cheap just because I really liked it but am curious if someone has seen these before. It is about 18" tall and weighs a ton! The exterior finish looks too slick for a DIY craft but the coin cutout and stopper hole in back are really rough. Inside the the bank's legs are hardened ropes (for stabilization during creation perhaps?)No markings anywhere. Functionality wasn't thought out in the design process as the coins can slide down into the legs and get stuck there. Maybe someone modified a commercially produced piece?
doesn't it suck when you come here for info and no one is willing to help you out?
the tiki bank is an actual product...who made it ? i don't know...i have owned a few of these over the years....they are all the same size and color. As a bank, the concept was like that of a piggy bank.....fill it up then bust it to get all the money out which was why coins trapped in the leg were not an issue for the desigers. I don't recall stoppers or holes in any of the ones i had. someone put that hole in yours...i can see an outline of black marker around the hole in yours where someone made a circle to use as a guide when cutting......
now did you get this on etsy? because there is one on there really cheap......
[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2010-12-05 07:40 ]
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