-Public Phone Bank- still bank c. 1930s

This still bank, shaped like a public telephone, was anonymously made, and I imagine it was made with glazed ceramic. The anonymous artist uses a dark brown glaze to evoke that retro public phone booth feeling with a shiny finish. I can almost feel the weight of the object, the smooth surface under my fingertips. I'm really drawn to the way they've handled the lettering "PUBLIC PHONE BANK." There's a charming awkwardness to it, like folk art, or like when you're working with wet clay and trying to write. The silvery, kind of clunky coin slot on top—it all feels so intuitive and earnest. I wonder if this artist also made other objects with similar themes? It reminds me of how artists are always riffing off each other, even across time and different kinds of objects. It’s about embracing imperfection, about the joy of making, and the multiple readings that emerge when artists embrace uncertainty.