Saving the Pennies

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Detail of vintage 1950s pottery money box | H is for Home

We bought this great vintage money box last week – made by Dendan Ware in the late 1950s or early 1960s…

Mosaic of four views of a vintage 1950s pottery money box | H is for Home

…featuring a hip young girl saving her pennies for life’s essentials – holidays, clothes, handbags, socialising.

Vintage tin money box decorated with owls | H is for Home

It followed hot on the heels of another recent money box find. We posted this one on Flickr & it’s proved very popular – people just love owls! We’re going to add it to the website soon.

Collection of 3 vintage Arthur Wood piggy banks in various sizes | H is for Home

It’s going to join our family of Arthur Wood pigs who are already enjoying an idyllic free-range life there.

Green plastic vintage money box designed bu Luigi Colani in the 1960s | H is for Home

We love this elephant money box designed by Luigi Colani for Dresdsner Bank in 1963. It’s made from hard, moulded plastic and comes in various sizes & colours.

vintage Carltonware owl moneybox in orange | H is for Home

Back to owls – this vintage money box is from a range produced by Carltonware Pottery in the 1960s. The range features an eclectic mix of subjects including pigs, princesses & pirates – here are just a few!

Vintage Carlton Ware Pottery money box in the shape of an ark | H is for Home

Vintage Carlton Ware Pottery money box in the shape of a pig | H is for Home

Vintage Carlton Ware money box in the shape of a pirate | H is for Home Vintage Carlton Ware Pottery money box in the shape of a monocled gentleman | H is for Home

If you’ve got pennies to save, these certainly beat an old jam jar!

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