Little white porcelain hat: PORKY BELL

By Scott Morrell; posted January 18, 2010

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Here is a little white porcelain hat I found in a local junk shop. It's about 3 1/4" tall, and 3" wide at the base. It has one inner skirt (shown in next photo). The threading looks foreign, possibly Australian. I can't find any markings on it at all. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Where it's from? Age? Rarity? Thanks for looking.

ANSWER: Thanks to Darryl Wagner, it appears this is an Australian U-1493. Being curious, I searched the Photo Gallery for "U-1493" and guess what I found? ... Porky Bells! (Porky Bells???) Yes, Porky Bells! [id=59117411] Hmmmm, I wonder how they got THAT name?

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