Designer Desire: Vivienne Brennan

Vivienne Brennan worked for Carlton Ware and created a number of designs for the company. They can be mainly be found on money boxes and salt & pepper pots. You can see a few more of her patterns in this Flickr group.

Despite her output being so well known in the vintage world, we can’t find any information whatsoever about her. Please get in touch if you can shed some light on this wonderful artist!

We currently have a couple of her designs for sale in our web shop or you could also look on eBay or Etsy.

Additional image credits:
My Pot Shots | Todocoleccion

C is for… Clown

We added this clown moneybox to the Child’s Play section of our website recently.

We know that not everyone likes clowns – it’s actually a recognised fear, Coulrophobia – but this is a cute little fella!

The clown is one of a number of eye-catching money boxes produced by Carltonware in the 1960s. There’s also a princess, pirate, cat, owl, policeman, soldier, train and Noah’s Ark to name but a few.

If you’d like to see some more examples, have a look at the Lovers of Carlton Ware Flickr group.

Saving the Pennies

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

H is for Home Harbinger

Tag: Carlton Ware

Designer Desire: Vivienne Brennan

C is for… Clown

Saving the Pennies