A FABULOUS 1940'S HAND MADE DERBY RACE CAR WHEN I SAW THIS PIECE I KNEW THAT THIS IS A GREAT PIECE OF AMERICAN FOLK ART...EXTREMELY REALISTIC AND HAND HADE FROM SCRATCH......CONSTRUCTION IS FROM A BENT WOOD AND ANGLE IRON FRAME WITH A TIN/SHEETMETAL OUTSIDE .......COMPLETELY HAND MADE BY A ENGINEER WITH A HOBBY FOR SPORTS RACING......ALL ORIGINAL.......THIS RACER HAS SOFT RUBBER FRONT SET OF TIRES AND A HARD RUBBER BACK SET......HAND MADE WOODEN STEERING WHEEL WITH A TUFTED MATERIAL INTERIOR AND A SEPARATE OUTSIDE HANDLE FOR A INGAGING GEAR SHIFT......THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS SHOT,BUT ANOTHER ONE MAY BE RIGGED TO FIT THE REAR DOUBLE SIDED CRANKCASE OPENING...COLOR IS A CANDIE APPLE RED WITH A YELLOW INTERIOR.............OVERALL THE RACING DERBY CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION,JUST IN NEED OF A NEW OWNER OR HANG IN A GREAT ROOM.....WEIGHT IS APPROX.100 LBS......SIZE IS APPROX.....6 1/2 FOOT LONG-39 INCHES WIDE-29 INCHES HIGH........GUARANTEED AGE AND CONDITION.....
 

Antique cast iron bank..JOLLY NIGGER.. 1st..Let me say that using this word in the advertising is only a reflection of the history/title of the bank and in no way reflects any demeaning remarks towards anyone. This is the TITLE of this bank.



Right hand (platter shaped) shovels coins into his open mouth with his eyes rolling back in his head with the depressing of lever on his back.

Original hand painted red jacket with red bow tie. This bank does not have any over painted areas at all. He has red lips with white teeth.

"JOLLY _ _ _ _ _ _ BANK" PAT MARCH,14,82 raised lettering and date embossed on back of the bank.

Eyes roll back in his head, when lever on his back is depressed, and moves his hand towards his mouth.

Mechanism is in excellent working order.

HEIGHT IS 7 inches.



EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH NORMAL PAINT LOSES DUE TO HIS AGE.



I have done a little research on this bank and March 14, 1882, # 255,090 , Charles G. Shepard and Peter Adams, Jr.,purchased the patent from the Stevens Company.



GUARANTEED AS STATED

 

VINTAGE TAMMANY CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK VINTAGE TAMMANY CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK



Up for sale is this cast iron mechanical bank dated Dec 23,1873.The bank is excellent working condition.

Put a coin in his right hand and tap his hand,the coin falls into his other tucked arm…..his head nods in favor.

On the back it is impressed with the patent date..DEC,23,1873..made probably by "HALLS"..

It also has the raised "TAMMANY BANK" logo’s on both sides of the bank.

EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH no breaks or repairs but there is a NORMAL PAINT LOSES DUE TO HIS AGE.

The bank measures approximate 6 inches tall-3 ½ inches wide.


 

Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank. 1885. Painted ANTIQUE SPEAKING DOG MECHANICAL BANK
Shepard Hardware Co.,Buffalo NY. "Speaking Dog" Mechanical Bank. 1885. Painted cast iron.
Peter Adams and Charles Shepard Bank. The bank is in her original condition with no restoration.
To operate the bank, depress the lever on the base near the dog, which makes the girl's right arm to move back, dropping the coin placed on the small tray into the seat opening beside her. The dog opens its mouth as if barking and wags its tail. The bank works great.
I do not have a key to open her up. There is some normal paint loss, but otherwise, a nice bank.
It is 7 1/2 inches tall x 7 inches high and is marked with a patent date of July 14, 1885 on the bottom.

Manufacturer: Shepard Hardware Co.,Buffalo NY