Original 1880 Bull Dog Mechanical Bank, J & E Stevens

1880 BULL DOG BANK

 

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  I'll be listing several old mechanical banks over the next couple of days. They came from a lifelong collection and are GUARANTEED ORIGINAL ANTIQUE BANKS. NO REPROS!! Circa, 1880-1920's. What you see in the pictures is what you get.

This Bull Dog Bank shown, is all original and the paint is in decent condition, in my opinion ( see images). It measure approximately 7 1/2" high and 8" wide. Circa, 1880's. The figure of the dog is of the brindle type, mottled brown with white markings. He has brown glass eyes and a red tongue. The name "Bull Dog Bank" is in red. The underside of the base plate is perforated with round holes and the patent date appears as follows: ‘PATD APR 27 1880’. A conventional type round Stevens trap is in the base plate.

To operate the bank a coin is first placed on the provided space on top of the dog’s nose. The dog’s tail is then pulled down. This causes the neck to recede into the body as his mouth snaps open (lower jaw drops down). The rear part of the coin rest section on the nose rises up and this causes the coin to slide forward from the nose dropping into the open mouth and on through the body of the dog into the base receptacle. Releasing the tail all parts return automatically to the original positions.

CONDITION: In Working Order. GOOD condition in my opinion.  I don't see any cracks or breaks in the cast Iron. Some paint lost here and there, ( see Images) GUARANTEED OVER 100 YEARS OLD!

SHIPPING: priority shipping to lower 48 states includes confirmation or signature confirmation and insurance.. I will combined auctions to save on shipping.

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