ANTIQUE CAST IRON MECHANICAL CHIEF BIG MOON BANK PRISTINE 1875
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Chief Big Moon This is a wonderful antique cast iron mechanical bank by the J&E Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut. Marked on the bottom, Patented February 2, 1875. This bank was purchased by my great grandfather NEW and has been in my family ever since. This beautiful collectible is in pristine shape and working condition, with all its original parts. The finish has developed a nice patina over the course of the last 138 years. The price was kept out of the sun and on the dresser in a guest room in my great grandfather's house. Please see the pictures attached. My brother and I had great fun as children, putting pennies in the bank. To operate this incredibly designed bank, a coin is placed in the provided slot just to the front of the fish's tail. Near the coin and slightly hidden, a lever is then touched, immediately the large frog springs from under the lake towards the fish. The man lifts the fish up away from the frog and the coin is automatically deposited inside the bank. The weight of the lake top, which acts as a trap door, holds the spring balanced mechanism of the form in place. Posted with eBay Mobile
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