Artist/Maker J. & E. Stevens Company (1843 - ca. 1940)

Novelty Bank

ca. 1873

Place madeConnecticut, United States, North America

Iron, paint

Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 12.1 x 11.4 cm )

Purchased from Elie Nadelman

1937.483

This bank was based on Patent No. 144,106, issued to C.C. Johnson, Somerville, MA, on October 28, 1873 (See Publications).

DescriptionCast iron mechanical bank in the form of a building with mansard roof with figure inside; door swings open to reveal figure dressed in brown suit, holding tray next to counter, painted yellow; building with two chimneys and four painted dormer windows; pierced details include decorative grille and arched windows; cast details include window frames; coin is placed on the tray, and teller deposits it in bank.

Markingscast: on back: "PAT. JUNE 25 187[3 or 2]/" [illegible] "OCT 28 1873" cast: on front door: "NOVELTY\BANK"

ClassificationsTOYS