One Christmas many years ago, me, my sister, and two cousins received this Lion bank as a gift from Uncle Tim. Each lion had our first names painted on the back. It was so cool, you don't usually see piggy banks that look like lions! Well somewhere along the line, the bank got broken. That was a sad thing, gone forever. Then one day while wondering through an antique store, lo and behold what do I see but the same lion bank! I was pretty darn excited! Even though he is not the original lion bank, I still think he is a pretty neat treasure. A treasure that brings back memories of Christmas and family and happiness. Now if I could just find that Oscar the Grouch radio...
I had the lions made by a violinist friend in Binghamton, NY in the early 70's when the world was young. I still have my original. I had to get a new rubber stopper since the old one dried out and was not flexible any more.
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