Three Cast Iron Banks
From left to right:
Medium Size Cupola Building
Cast Iron Penny Bank
Made by the J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut
Paint decorated with mica flakes added to surface...Fine Condition
Circa 1870-1875 (4.125 x 3.375 x 2.75-inches.)
An early building form cast iron Cupola coin bank in polychrome paint having BANK text above entryway.
Price: $1,150
775-186
Hall's Excelsior Bank
Designed by John D. Hall, patented 12/21/1869.
Cast Iron Mechanical Coin Bank
Circa 1869-1877
Made by the J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut
By pulling the knob on cupola, the roof door opens with the figure of a cashier appearing to receive the deposit. When a coin is placed on the desk the weight alone initiates mechanical action; coin slides and drops within the building while the roof-door returns to its place. (4 x 3.875 x 5.25-inches.)
Price: $825
775-187
Medium Size Cupola Building
Cast Iron Penny Bank
Made by the J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut
With rare stenciled/painted roof pattern...Fine Condition
Circa 1869-1872 (4.125 x 3.375 x 2.75-inches.)
An early building form cast iron Cupola coin bank in polychrome paint having BANK text above entryway; roof with gold-powder stenciled decoration.
Price: $2,250
775-186
Barbara Ann Groff's
Hair Album
Circa 1863
Sixteen pages of braided and knotted hair wreaths tied with colorful ribon; all donors identified.
Price: $1,100
775-176
A Braided Hair Wreath...surmounting conjoined woven paper hearts
A Valentine or Friendship Memento
Measures 4.25 by 4.75-inches.
Price: $325
775-179
Carved Bone Love Token
With Hair Chain
Nineteenth Century
Made up of three carved bone pendants, a shield with "LOVE" in raised letters, a small woman's hand, and a stylized bird in flight. The three pendants are joined by chain links of horsehair. There is also a gold colored clasp attached by horsehair links. (Approximately 6.25-inches overall.)
Price: $1,200
775-180
Stoneware Jug
WHISKEY
In fine condition with pouring spout. Measures 18-inches in height.
Price: $2,300
775-162
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