![]() A clock |
![]() A figurine |
![]() A salt & pepper set |
![]() This is a pepper pot, but this figure was also made in a larger version for a tobacco jar |
![]() Another tobacco jar example |
![]() They also made Ooloo jars! |
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![]() Here are 3 examples of pin cushions with little china Bonzos on them. The figures were German made, but where the cushions were added isn't know. |
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![]() The fine china company Hutschenreuther factory made items that rivalled Royal Worcester for quality and detail and this particular piece is one of the rarer Bonzo pieces. It has superb detail, down to the gold leaf collar & ball. The Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria lion mark in green is printed on the base. |
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| Germany
was
also famed for making quality tin-plate toys, & when
it came to
Bonzo there was no exception. This lovely wind-up toy was made by the Guntherman company. |
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| This is
a
highly collectable example of the German tin-plate
production.
This wonderful bank was made by the Bavarian company
Saalheimer
Strauss. To operate the bank, the lever on front is
depressed,
causing a large tongue to protrude and the eyes to lower.
A coin is
placed on the tongue and the lever raised. Parts return to
position as
shown in Figure 1 and the coin slides from the tongue on
into the bank.
Coins are removed by means of a key locking coin trap in
the base. The short poem under the paws advises: Press the lever lightly, Watch my tongue appear, Save a penny nightly, Make your fortune here. |