Shinola\u2019s Leather Piggy Bank<\/a>, on the other hand, is no mystery. It is just another great tale of American manufacturing at its finest. To put our own spin on a beloved classic, we collaborated with the leather virtuosos of Graphic Image of Long Island, NY.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a 100% hand effort,\u201d said Graphic Image\u2019s President, Tom Glazer. \u201cThere is no part of the production of this piggy bank that can be mechanized. We had to come up with some clever techniques to get certain parts of it to work, and loved the manufacturing challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Leather Piggy Banks (pictured above) fresh off the assembly line.<\/p>\n
Tom\u2019s father, Bennett Glazer, started Graphic Image in 1977 after perfecting his design of a leather pocket diary. A seasoned book designer, it was a freelance project with The Franklin Library that first opened his eyes to the art of fine binding and the world of leather.<\/p>\n
His diaries were sold at nearly every high-end retailer from Barney\u2019s to Bergdorf Goodman and Tom and his mother were instrumental in helping Bennett meet manufacturing demand.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was fresh out of college when the business began. It was just my dad, my mom and me, and I was there initially just to help them out while deciding what I wanted to do next,\u201d Tom said. \u201cForty years later, I\u2019m still here. We now have 200 employees, and even though diaries are still a pillar of our business, we\u2019ve diversified our offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n
On any given day, you can walk through the factory and see people binding books, building leather frames and making bags, and other accessories\u2014all at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur factory is a place where you can hold in your hands in the afternoon something that was only an idea in the morning,\u201d Tom said.<\/p>\n
Having a product development team that can help solve problems right there on the factory floor is a unique part of Graphic Image\u2019s process. Because they had never constructed a piggy bank before, it required extra thought and care from the entire team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe loved collaborating on this piece,\u201d Tom said. There is a sense of satisfaction that comes with going outside the box with a product that is a departure from what we do day-to-day.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mystery still shrouds the origins of the piggy bank. According to one legend, during the Middle Ages, people would store or hide their coins in jars made out of an inexpensive clay called \u201cpygg.\u201d They called these jars \u201cpygg pots\u201d and eventually \u201cpygg banks.\u201d By the 18th century, the general public long forgot that \u201cpygg\u201d […]<\/p>\n
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