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As the old saying goes time and tide do not wa.i.t and so here we are already up to our second issue. As yo~ can see we have not only included the features we oricinally planned but have now expanded to incorporate a Shop and Swap column (you are invited to send your requests in for pu~lication) and a Contributors Corner for tlte rele2se of articles and items of interest for our rendersJ
Several members wrote expressing favorable opinions about our first issue. They considered it informative, interestirg and nicely arranged. No negative reactions were received. We always appreciate any comments, ideas, information and thoughts about banks and collecting because it is only through the pooling and sharing of knowledge and experience that we can all become more aware and astute collectors.
1-/e mi~rht !l1ention that our editoriai policy for the CoPtributors Corner will b8Sic8lly ~e to reproduce itens su~mitterl with as little change or editing as possible since it is our feeling that this is the place fo.r direct expression of the members of our club. Please keep in mind the avnil~bility of this space for your articles ~n~ let us have some. We think tbat this .can be one of.the most interesting areas of our public8tion allowing not only for articles in the more formalized sense but also for general contributions and "gossip" that might he of value to our still bank collectors.
Since our first issue we have had several complimentary comments Rnd hope that you will fir.d this issue even better. While on the su1)ject of self-back patting ~e t~ke noticable pride in pointing out (_. the list of~additional members in this issue - 20 new ones - we think thats ~retty good and hope that membership increase will continue to grow since the more Continued on Page 2
l\Tilliam Miller states he collects both stills and mechanicals but has no preference because he likes both. He also enjoys modern banks. He wrot~ "It is a fine day when I receive one bank for my collection-especially one I ·have tried to get for a long time. n Bud Buchardt has 150 still banks, mostly cast, including 10 different elephants, and 6 rabbits. He only retains one size of each example. · Some of his interesting banks are Sitting Rabbit on Dated Base, Grant on Safe, Big Duck, Caunon with Rolling Wheels and the Water Wagon. S.R. Mahan has been collecting over 30 years and has about 120 stills. He favors animals but feels that the General ·Butler Bank "has everything, size, historical significance, scarcity and is so homely it is attractive". ·H.H. Sandidge Jr. is an avid collector with about 180 stills. Continued on Page 2 1
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He recently acquired the unusual Grandpa's Hat at an auction.
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While talking about wha.t we can give you we would like opinioPs on a possible convention to be held sometime in the fall. We have not really decided on when or where yet, hoping to get some reactions first and a tentative idea of attendance. What we had in mind was a meeting in some centrally located area maybe south Jersey at which we could have a series of discussions, a trading session, (maybe an auction) and luncheon. We were basically thinking of a one day affair which could be held in a motel so those that'are traveling could make arrangements to sleep over. In any event its all in t~e formative stages and we would very much appreciate hereing from those who would be interested in coming.
Gerald Lange has been a collector for 7 or 8 years and has almost 60 banks, all cast iron. His wife likes antiques and in the process of roaming together thru antique shops, he became interested in still 'banks. Actually, Mr. Lang's first bank was obtained from his mother's attic, a safe called People's Home Bank, manufactured tiy Mudd Co. Fond of all his banks, Mr. Lange doesn't have any special ~avorites but does have a partiality to figures. E. Werbell
"The Indian Family" is an exceptionally attractive, beautifully moulded hank, so skillfully executed it almost resembles a piece of sculpture. It's artistic nat~re is attested to by the fact that the bank was copyrightect rather than patented.
Please bear in mind that we are always open to suggestions and comments both on what is in our issues and what you would like to see in them as well as possible other activities of the club. And last but not least we call your attention to the three very attractive horse banks illustrated in the addenda to Still Bank Tabulation Number One presented further on. We have heen advised that although these banks are no longer being manufactured if enough people are interested we might be ahle to have them recast. The cost w~uld, of course, depend on how many we had made so if any of you are interested please write and we will see whnt can be done. We wish to make it clear that this offer was made by one of our . _members as a courtesy an~ we have no vested interest in this project nor does he. The casting order would 'be strictly for the Still Bank Collectors Club and based on a one time only special order basis.
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In our last issue we reviewed very sketchly the broad eenerAlities pertaining to the history of the toy banks in America and its development. We specifica.lly limited ours_elves to U.S. developments since they are rel.a ti vely well known - al though it is recognized that information in this field whether it pertains to U.S. or foreign manufacturers is limited.
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is 6". It is finished in copper oxide. The slot is on the reverse with the words '~opyright J.M. Harper" underneath. The bank is opened by a screw which removes the entire rear. We have no specific information about the bank's manufacturer or date of production. However it is stylis~ically very different from the banks made by the major companies, Stevens, Arcade, Kenton, Williams, and Wing. "The Indian 11 Family's appe<1rance suggest it was probably manufactured during the early to middle 1900s.
~"le know that there are many collectors interested in foreign made banks - particularly the English ones and will at some later date attempt to provide data on them as well but for the present limit ourselves to our own country.
As mentioned in our earlier issue, the first banks made here were hand crafted examples prepared either by C3ome doting father or ·mother or ~produced in off hours in some craftsman shop. Not too many of these early banks can be found - and if found authentication of production date is extremely difficult. The next development was the manuf~cture of commerically produ~ed banks and we have very definite information about some of the earliest firms.to produce them. In this and the next few issues we will take up in detail several of these m~jor producers including such famo~s ·manufacturers as the A. c. Williams Co., Ravenna, Ohio, the J. & E. Stevens Co., Cromwell, Conn., Arcade Manufacturing, Freeport, 111., The Ohio Art Co., Bryan, Ohio., J. Chein & Co., Banthrico International Inc., Chicago, Ill., Enterprise .Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Kenton Hardware, Kenton, Ohio.·, Wing Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill., The R.L. Bliss Manufacturing, Ives Blakeslee & Co., (~-A. Gerett Corp., The Dur~ble Toy '< ·:J.nd Novelty Co., Jackson Mich., Hubley Manufacturing Co., Lancaster, Pa., The Stevens and Brown Mfg. Co., Cromwell, Conn. and many other old Continued on Page 4
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By l\Tilliam Miller Reproduction banks have their place. When one can not afford an original they maice ideal "fill ins". M.ost all advanced collectors are skillful in detecting the differences. Manufacturer's of these banks are casting numbers into the pieces and many are coding them in one way or another. Mech~nical bank r~productions have such wording as "Reproduced From Original in Collection of the Book of Knowledge" or "Replica of an Original Cast into the base". Many still reproductions ·h_ave numbers stamped into each piece on inside (in many cases).
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3ome people of low repute have used every method known to age metal, in order to sell these repoructions as "antiques''• As ttantiques" they theoretically are very valuable and they ask high Continued on Page 4
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The first products were Chain Pump ( l{eels and Spouts and Plow Points at1d o,casionally a job casting heat was run off about once every two or three weeks. The Cupola fuel was Lehigh Coal and the metal all came from scrap. The coal was hauled by team fr◊m Cleveland·and when a small \'!agon load of Pump Reels, Spouts and Plow Points ~as accumulated, Mr. Williams would drive through the country trading his prbducts for scrap Iron and farm produce. Some of the farm produce would be sold to the three or four men working for him and the balance ~.,as placed with local merchants against which he would draw orders for the balance of his employees pay. There wa.s practically no money in existence and the majority of business was· done by trading. After a few years, Mr. Williams managed to obtain a set of patterns for _an elevated oven, wood burning ( ,tove called "The Empire" and as he needed some ~ig Iron to enable the foundry to produce the thi.n cr1sting, hedmortgaged his factory to Governor To of Youngstovm ~nd from that time Continued on Page 5
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trices~for them. It is difficult or a few to police this practice. One manwe have heard about uses salt and vinegar and then bakes the units in the oven to remove a.nd to age the paint. He grinds off all the reproduction data cast into the base. Then, he puts the banks out in the sand, in back of his home, to rust and to age. If then they are not aged enough he uses a blow torch ancl burns them just enough to age them just right. Often times acid is used.
For a start we will take up what was the largest siPgle manufacturer of Still Ba~ks and the firm which so far as we know was the first one to still cast iron banks in any quantitynamely tl1e A. C. Williams Co. of Itavcnnc'I., Ohio. Tlie A. C. Williams Co. was founded ir.. C!iabrin Falls, Ohio in 1844 but was originally started by A. C.'s father John w. Williams and was the outerowth of a small foundry he stnrted with a cupola of 1 ton capacity and employing one molder. He was later joined by his brotherin-law DRvid Tenny from ~ew York who continued to work for the firm for almost 50 years.
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Another case of policing involved this situation: a dealer at an antique show was advised th~t a. certain still bank she had on display (and with a high price) was a reproduction. "Oh no, Mr. you are wrong. I know the man who had this bank. 1 He lived in our town for over 40 l years." The query and proof proJ ceeded. "I just happen to have i one of the little bull reproductions 11 with me. I'll' show you the casting 1 numbers, and the ones in your bank will exactly match the ones in my bank. The antique dealer then stuttered and stammered "Oh sir, this bank is not mine. It was left here on consignment. I'am trying to sell it for a. friend. I really don't·know if it is old or not." The deal~r was politely asked if she would remove·it from the sale.
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Tiiere are many very nice reproductions such as the sheep, the dog, the rabbit, the _llama, cat, some safes, some cottages, etc. but ·in all fairness they must be soldas reproductions and not -as antiques. The biggest majority of antique dealers are honest (thank goodness_ for this). It is the unscrupulous get rich quick schemers who cause us to be very wary in buying banks. So fellow collectors, honest antique • dealers, and those wno are just 4 buying a bank for the first grandchild be sure to check carefully.
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from Page 4 ..• Chagrin Falls citizens, A. C. Williams heiPg one of t~ese, and later the road was sold· to the Connolton R~ilro?~ Company and made into a standard gauge but it provided a me~ns for transportation and business prospects were very good. In the fa11 of 1889, Mr. Williams was on his way home from a business trip to Detroit and as he was unahle to make railroad connections in Cleveland, he had to remain over night. He went to the Park Theater and during that performance a man came on the stage and announced that if Mr. Williams was in the audience he should call at the Box Office immediately. There he was told that his Plant was burning and near destruction. On arrival home next morning, he found the Factory a bed of ashes, completely destroyed. He was undecided what to do as he had not recovered from the financial depression and was deeply in debt.
to Governor Tod's death, Mr. 1.-villiams bought all of his Pig Iron from the Governor and it formed a lasting friendship between them. When Governor Tod was a candidate for office, he delivered a speech in Chagrin Falls and was entertained hy Mr. John Williams. Later on the Company mant!factured old style, short wagon boxes used on wRgon axles and -in the ~heel l~~;and boxes for wrought iron axles and a few old style polished flat irons. Gradually the business increased, in spite of the lack of money and the need for trading, most of the time, and a larger Cupola was installec, one of 5 Ton capacity. A trip hammer was purchased to forge wrought iron axles and a Contr;:,ct was ot,tained by M.r. ;,-1illiar.1s for Cannon Car-riages used by the Government during the Civil w~r. Another outlet for castings was .the ~anufacture of oil well machinery for tlJe Penn uil Wells then going into production. In 1859 Mr. Wi11iRms obtained a oermit to manufacture Seamless Wagonskeins and from that time on, skeins and bolser plates for wagons were the principal products of the Company. In 1872 the manufacture of Pruning Tools was started ~nd remained one of the principal products of the Company until at,out 1890. Coke came into use·as a fuel for !nel ting Iron and had to be hauled by team from Bedford, Ohio. Pig Iron was hauled by team from Solon to Chagrin Falls and in the spring, four and five horse teams were mu~ded down ~ith 1500 pound loads. In the fall of 1886, A. C.Williams bought the business from his father and his uncle and with five molders, one polisher and about fifteen employees in all, he decided to drop . the ·.A/agon Skein business and go into ( . the manufacture of Sad Irons with wood handles. A narrow gauge railroad had be~n built by ten of the
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Citizens urged him to rebuild and employees offered to work on the building without pay. The railroad offered to haul all building materials and machinery from cleveland without charge. Owners of teams offered to haul material and machinery from that depot free of charge. Many Chagrin Falls citizens offered to work on the buiiding free of charge. With this co-operative spirit, there was no choice but to rebuild and Mr. Williams borrowed from about a dozen friends and from the local bank and at 7:00 o'clock one Sunday morning, several weeks after the fire, he arrived at the building site to find over 100 men working without any thought of pay whatsoever.
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On ThaPksgiving night of 1892 the factory was again completely destroyed by fire. There was then no fire protection in Chagrin Falls "ncl due primarily to this fact and also the very poor shippinc facilities, . Mr. Williams decided to rebuild 1n a more favor2ble location.
Cast Iron line which was sold principally through F. W. Woolworth, s. S. Kresge and many other outlets. Stamped and forged Hardware items were ~ecoming a part of everyday life and the ·Company was forced to a 10 or 15 year period toward a jobbing Foundry business;producing castings for other manufcicturers to use in their product.
1\fter visiting many towns anc! cities in Northec>.stern Ohio, Mr. Williams selected Ravenna and he feels that he made no mistake as he has been delighted with the to·wn and i. ts people and he and the business have prospered and certainly the business has been a great asset to the City bf Ravenna.
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World Wa.r II hrought aho11t the finc1l change to present business status; producing castings for other manufacturers to use in their final product.
Erection of the plant was started in mid-winter of 1892-1893. One of the severest winters in years made the building more of a task, but. production got under way on May 1st 1893. The panic of September 1893 struck the country and it was necessary to shut .the plant down for several months. On resuming operations, Mr. Williams found the demand for SRd Irons falling off and realized that a change of product was necessary. He finished up some Common Sad Irons by Nickel Plating them all over and pioduced small models to furnish to the traveling men and this proved to be the start of the Toy business for the Company. From this Model Sad Iron to various sizes of banks, like House Banks, Animal Banks, Building Banks, then to horsedrawn wheel toys, automobiles, tractors, airplanes, until the Company ~ecame the largest Toy i1anufacturer in the World.
In 1939-1940, due primarily to the Sewing Machine business and the ·trend toward light castings for the Portable Machine, a pilot or experimental plant was started in oper<ltion in Magnesium. \'Jithin a very few months, World War II saw this experimental Foundry change to a full production Foundry specic1.lizing in Aircraft, ~'fueels, Frames, Engines, Gun Turrets, and many o_ther castings used on tbe Radar Program. The Iron & Semi-Steel Division was seriously affected by restrictions placed on c~st iron prorlucts and for a few months after Pearl Harbor, production was about 50% of normal. However, within a few months. facilities~of this Plant ~ere turned over to Machine Tools, Bomb Plugs, Anti-Personnel Mines, Hand Grenades, Electric Motor castings and thousands of other applications for the war effort.
In 1905 the business was Incorporated as "The A. C. ~\filliams Company II and Mr. Williams 1 • Son-inLaw, J. H. Bigalow, moved to Ravenna from Cleveland, a1io and became active in the business. A gradual change was taking place in the Toy and Hardware business. Stampings, Plastics and Rubber Toys were making an inroad inroad into the
V-J Day brought about a rapid conversion to civilian production and the pent-up demand for Sewing Machine castings meant full employment for A. C. Williams workers for the next five year period. Continued on Page 7 ..... G
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The Korean War a.gain changed business conditions and facilities at the Aluminum and· r.tagnesium Di vision were expanded to meet the tremendous Aircraft requirements. Shortly, thereafter, with civilian production back in full swing, the Directors of the Company decided to go ahead with the largest expansion and mo~ernization program in the history of the Company; the main purpose being to hold the Sewing Machirie business against foreign competition.
TI1e Sales Force was expanded and the area covered, increased from Northe?stern Ohio to the Eastern h:ilf of the United States.
The A. C. Williams Co. manufactured many of the-~ost p6pular banks of their day and are responsible for some of what we today treasure as fine examnies of the casters art. J.mong some of their banks we might mention the familiar animal banks - Lion, Prancing Horses, Rooster, sitting pig,·Donkey, Camel, cow, elk, buffalo and elephant. • In the figural catagory they made D~rkey, Aunt Jemima, Policemen, clown, ball player, and W.W.I soldier boy, and in the bui ldine ban]-: field made the colonial house, the "Sky Scr,tper" and g,:1,rage. Several of these are illustrated in our old catalogue section in tl1is issue.
TH.E Company, Stockholders and E~ployees suffered a tremendous loss as the result of final decision of ·sears Roebuck Company to take their Sewing Machine business to the Japanese.
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Ivhat happened in June of 1957 has already been told. A tragic period of adjustment took place _through the last half of 1957 apd through most of 1958. Not only was the. Company hec_vily in rlebt as the result of expansion and modernization, but, more than half of the business over the previous 10 year pe~iod was gone with one decision. To ma~e matters even worse, business generally was in a fairly deep recession. Fortunately for the Community and for the employees, the M~nagement, headed by the Heisler brothers, Jim, Bob, and Bruce, other stockholders and mEmy employees connected with ·the Company, through several generations, decided to battle it out to the finish. Rather than tear d owr! the fine team that had been built up through the years and lay off fnithful employees, the work was shared a~.~qually-as possible and veiy few employees, only the youngest with several months of service, were droo1':1ed. "
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The last chapter i,n the story of this fine old firm is in a sense a pleasant one to tell for they are still in business.and produce still banks.in the original molds. Now, however, they do not do the finishing painting, packing, etc. nor sellin·g the~selves but rather send the unfinished caitings to Frank L. Culp and Sons of Lex:ington, Ohio who in turn finish and sell the banks. To s-::,me collectors this p·res_ents a problem for the same molds are used today to:produce such banks as the policemen, sitting pig, clown, indian and some of the other more populat Willi2ms banks. While they cire obviously not ~s desirable.as their older relatives they cannot in the true sense he considered as reprod,uctiorts since they are still being made by the Williams Co., they do present a problem to the new collector! since it is sometimes difficult to tell the earlier specimens from the latter ... ·:ivemight mention, however, that this problem has been simplified • since there has Deen a change in A. Continued on Page 8
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Ernest J. Castron Moss Hill Roc1d Russell, Mass. 01071
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Mr. Wilmot R. Craig Mr:s. Wilmot .R. Craig 15 Evergreen Lane Rochester, New York 14618
Arther r.tarshc1ll 304 Wilson Avenue
805 Spruce Avenue t·l/est Cl1ester, Pa.
l,h::ryville,
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J. Herschel
Miller 1201 Douglas Drive O::lessa, Texas 79760
Loren M. Cubbison 2630 Clark Avenue Parsons, Kansas 67357
David E. Peterson 1418 W. Cusing Street Decatur, Ill. 62526
Philip Deeds 130 King Street Lancaster, Ohio Ralph D. Dye, P.O. Box 178 McConnelsville,
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H. D. Sandidge Jr. 6329 Ridgeway Road Richmond, Virginia 23226
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'Micheal Santell 10411 Quito Lane Los Angeles, C~lif.
Ralph P. Eames Mary .Eames 8270 SW 153rd Street Miami, Florida 33157
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Aaron Schroeder 315 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019
William E. Forrest - 26 Beacon Str~et (::,t/uirtcy, i1ass. 02169
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which the bank was based. Buster Brown by Richard Outcault .was first published in 1897; Foxy Grandpa by Carl Schultze was published in 1900; Billy Bounce by C. W. Kahles appeared from 1902 to 1909; Mutt and Jeff by Buf Fisher was first published in 1909; Andy Gum by Patterson and Sydney Smith appeared in 1917 and Porky Pig by Walt Disney, was created in the late 1930's. According to a 1915 catalogue of Charles Broadway Reuss, N.Y.C. wholesaler, Buster Brown, Mutt and Jeff·and Campbell Kids were then offered for sale.
Comic strip and storybook characters are especially appealing ard desirable to most still. bank collectors. With the exception of Buster Brown and Mutt and Jeff, these banks '1.re not readily attainable and some, as Andy Gump, King Midas and Large Santa Claus, can be considered scarce. We do not know when each bank was paterided. However, some inferences about their approximate date ofmanufacture can be made from information about the introduction of the comic strip upon
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PHOTO#1 LEFT TO RIGHT 1. Campbell Kids. 3 ¾8·!'·x 4 ¼4' 1 Gilt. Made by A. C. Williams Co. 2. Mutt and Jeff 5 1 4 11 x 3 3 8" Gilt. Made by A. C. Williams Co. 3. Buster Bro¼rn and 'I_'ige. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2" 1\\IO finishes, one gilt with red trim on colla.r, bow and on mouth of Buster. Brown and Tige; the other is gil_t with Buster Brm.,rn's face and hands in flesh color, his hair copper yellow and collar and bow red. Made~by A. C. Wi·lliams Co. • 4. Andy Gump. 4 1/2" x 1 1/2 11 • Andy's suit is tan his shirt white tie black anct hat light brown. ·Face is flesh colored. PHOTO#2 LEFT TO RIGHT 1. Porky Pig. 6 11 tall. Porky is flesh colored with red jacket and blue and white hat. Made by Hubley in late 1930's. 2. Billy Bounce 5" Silver with red trim, face flesh colored. Made by Hubley*. .Marked "Give Billy a -Penny''• 3. Foxy Grandpa. 5 3/4" Silver suit, red vest and hat and flesh colored face. There can be some variation in coloration. Made by Hubley*. 4. Mary and the Lamb. 4 1/2" x 4 1/2 11 • Lamb is white, Mary has white dress, orange-tan stockings and gold hair. 1
PHOTO#3 LEFT TO RIGHT Large Santa Claus holding toys. 7" x 4 1/4". Can be painted in gilt, copper tone and in various colors. 2. Small Santa Claus holding Tree. Santa's suit is red, boots are black, tree is green, face flesh colored with white beard. 6'' high. Made by Hubley** 3. Captain Kidd 5 1/2" x 4". Captain Kidd is dressed in blue suit f and holds silver shovel. His face is silver and beard is black. \.,.,-4. King Midas 5" x 3 1/4" King Midas is flesh color w:i,th orange hair and red robe. Bank is Marked "King Midas" in front and "Mascot" in rear. *These banks appear in Hubley's 1906 and 1912 Catalogues. **This bank appears only in Hub_ley 's 1906 Catalogue.
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PHOTO#1 LEFT TO,RIGHT 1. "My Pet" Approximately 5" long and 4 1/4" high. Painted black with "My Pet" in raised letters on one side. Slot is in bottom of horses belly. 2. Horseshoe Bank. 3 1/2 11 x 3 1/2". Ends are cast iron horseshoes with horse head design - the center is steel mesh. This bank is painted in gilt and was made by Arcade. 3. Donkey "I Made .:>t. Louis Famousrr. Approximately 4 1/2 11 high and 5 11 long. "I Made St. Louis Famous" is in raised letters on side and underneath is word 11copyricht 11 in indented letters. Slot is in bottom of donkeys belly. • 4. "Beauty" on oval base. 5" high and 3 3/ 4 11 long. Word "Beauty 11 embossed on left side only. The base is ornate with swirls and curls ori it. PHOTO#2 LEFT TO RIGHT The lollowing three banks are of recent manufacture. However, we are including them because they are original designs, not reproductions, are cast iron and attractive in appearance (note comments on these banks 1n editorial section. 1. & 2. Percheron Horses. 5 11 long and 4 1/2rr tall and 1 1/4" thi.ck. -'· Saddle Horse 5 1/4 11 long, 4 3/4" tall and 1 3/8 11 thick.
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Selection of antique still and mechanical banks for sale, including camel, large two faced Negro, Large Oregon Boat. ~\!rite for· list, please enclose stamp.
Safe-Horses on 4 sides, Sheep, Rooster, Lion on Wheels, Elephant on Tin Wheels, Cat,Cow, Rhino, Possum, Rabbit, Pail, Tige and Boy-others.Write for price or will trade. W~NT: Elephant sitting, Camel Kneeling, Train Engine, Frog, Hippo, Turtle, Santa Claus, Goat, Eagle.
William
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Bud Buchardt 443 Harrison Chicago·, Ill.
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Old Cast Shooters. 20 cents
iron Banks, Toys and Cap Wi'll buy, sell or trade. in stamps for either list.
S. R. Mahan 805 Spruce Avenue West Ches_ter, Pa.
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C No, MS-Aluminum. Gold Roof. 6% inches high, 2¾ inches wide. 22 oz. Packed ½ dozen in a paper box; 3 dozen in a case. Shipping weight about 66 lb per case.
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No. 2748 -Aluminum. 3¾inches wide, 4% inche3 high. Weight 20¼ oz. No. 2748-D-Aasorted, with Red, Blue and Green Roofs. • Packed ¼ do21enin a paper box; 3 dozen in a case.
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Shipping weight about 65 lb per case.