J & E Stevens Cast Iron Mechanical Cabin Antique Toy Bank, 1885
Wonderful old cast iron Cabin mechanical penny bank. Made in Cromwell, Ct. by J. & E. Stevens c.1885. . Place penny on top front of roof, pull lever and man flips up and kicks penny into bank. The bank measures 3 5/8" tall x 2 7/8" wide x 4 1/4" deep and is in very nice Original Un-Restored operating condition.
Condition: The bank is in very nice working condition with nice paint and has the original coin trap. (usually missing) VERY NICE!! GUARANTEED ORIGINAL with No rust, cracks, repairs. It does have a small chip off the top left corner roof. And most important, 90-95% of original paint remaining!
NOTE: Most of these listed for sale have obvious repainting. This has Never been repainted and surprisingly retains about 90% of the original paint from 140 years ago!
As antique bank collectors know, the primary issue with antique cast iron bank value is amount of original paint. The difference in value between 10-50% or 50-90% remaining original paint if dramatic.
