American J. & E. Stevens Painted Cast Iron Hall's Excelsior Bank Mechanical Bank related_ar7616-17 or The Two Nations

or The Two Nations

Aesthetic Movement | Eastlake

has concrete pad on base to anchor in the soil

Circa 1850-60

Width 187 Depth 13 Height 12 inches

American J. & E. Stevens Painted Cast Iron Hall's Excelsior Bank Mechanical Bank related_ar7616-17 or The Two NationsDETAILS This antique American cast iron mechanical coin bank is regarded as the first patented mechanical bank. Originally designed so that when the doorbell is pulled the roof of the cupola lifts up and reveals a little monkey figure seated at a desk. A coin is then placed in the desk, and its weight causes figure, desk, money and all to disappear in the bank. COLOR(S) Red, yellow, blue, cream PLACE OF ORIGIN United States PATTERN MODEL Hall's