{"product_id":"origina-u-s-wwii-anti-german-propaganda-ah-piggy-bank","title":"Original U.S. WWII American Home Front Propaganda \"Adolf the Pig\" Piggy Bank","description":"Original Item: Only one available. This is an original WWII piggy bank caricature of AH. It is painted yellow with black eyes, hair, and mustache. It is clear that it has been hand painted and  is a great piece of World War II American Home front propaganda. He does suffer from some war wounds, including a small crack, some paint deterioration, some scratches and chips. But overall it is in good condition.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWars are costly, and governments have always borrowed to fight them. However, it wasn't until the twentieth century — the age of advertising — that governments began to use war as a marketing tool to encourage citizens to purchase government bonds.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Lamb, an industrial designer, created \"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdolph the Pig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a AH-themed piggy bank that squealed when you inserted a coin. The plan was to fill the bank with coins and then use the money to purchase war bonds.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt has an impressive inscription near the coin slot: '\u003cstrong\u003eSave for victory, make him squeal\u003c\/strong\u003e,' These banks would have contained a small device that made a squealing sound whenever a coin was inserted (absent on this example). The cardboard stopper at the bottom is unfortunately missing and it has some cracking at the bottom. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures approximately 6\" x 4\" x 5\"","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780517969989,"sku":"ONSV21BCD5A","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV21BCD5__02.jpg?v=1643990318","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/origina-u-s-wwii-anti-german-propaganda-ah-piggy-bank","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}