02-17-200802-17-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2397Boston
February 17, 2008 11:00 AMCalender
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Six Assorted Cast Iron Banks

Sell one like this
$1,007$850
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2397Location: BostonDate / Time: February 17, 2008 11:00AM

Description:

Six Assorted Cast Iron Banks, America, late 19th/early 20th century, including a Toad on Stump mechanical bank by J. & E. Stevens Co., Cromwell, Connecticut, a "Trick Pony" mechanical bank, by Shepard Hardware Co., Buffalo, New York, c. 1885, four still banks: Buster Brown and Tighe, Boy Scout, Santa Claus, and a "Graf Zeppelin" bank, (paint wear, "Trick Pony" lacking tail and base plate),ht. 3-7 7/8 in.
Estimate $300-500

all appear to have original paint in various states of wear,

Keywords

mechanical bank, still banks, Cromwell, Boy Scout, Buster Brown, bank, J. & E. Stevens Co., Santa Claus, Tighe, Connecticut