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S e c r e t s

Master Carver Peter Calvesbert frequently consults The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats, his 'gold mine of useless information'. In the pig section, he read about a sow which 'threw' 34 piglets. This set him off thinking what chaos feeding time must have been. Mother Load, portrays a resigned mum in such a situation. Peter couldn't quite carve 34 piglets into his model, running out of room at 22 (we think). 'Hogzilla', inscribed on the lid, references a 12-foot-long wild hog that is part of local legend in small towns across Southern Georgia. The owner claims that the hog, now deceased, weighed 1,000 pounds. A second inscription, 'Anne Langton', refers to a collector who has amassed the largest pig collection in the UK, according to said Guinness record book. Within the sow sculpture are sausages, each inscribed with the name of a well-known pig from film or literature.

Although Harmony Kingdom is still manufactured at Wimberley Mills near Stroud in Gloucestershire, since Martin Perry, the founder retired in August 2005, marketing and shipping of the pieces is done from the USA office at Harmony Ball Company in Ohio. This means that we have to consolidate our orders before having them shipped to us. We are currently taking deliveries about every 6 weeks and so there may be a delay with your order if the piece is not already in stock. We will advise by email. Hope this doesn't cause a problem.