Winter season arrives earlier and snowfall is greater. Dear Editors, I found your name online and wanted to see if you could help me research a family heirloom. It is a small 'piggy' bank that appears to be made from fired clay, but may be another kind of pottery that I am unfamiliar with. On the side it is inscribed 'Liwis Co' which I think is odd because of the spelling. It is earthen-brown in color and about five inches long.
Any help is much appreciated.
Dear Brian, Most older pottery-type items are fired clay. No one here has seen a 'Liwis Co' piece before, and our Web search for 'Liwis' provided no answers. Banks have provided many promotional items in the past, and there is always a chance your 'piggy' is one of those, but the inscription could always be a name other than a bank or the maker of the piece. Contacting various pottery clubs in Europe and the United States may be your best approach, and you can do a lot of this on-line. Get several images you can use as attachments and send some e-mail.