American J. & E. Stevens Painted Cast Iron Hall's Excelsior Bank Mechanical Bank related_ar7616-17 Circa 1850-60

Circa 1850-60

An antique hanging elongated cone shaped pendant fixture with green malachite

Aesthetic Movement | Eastlake

Eleanor Lee Templeman

American J. & E. Stevens Painted Cast Iron Hall's Excelsior Bank Mechanical Bank related_ar7616-17 Circa 1850-60DETAILS This antique American cast iron mechanical coin bank is regarded as the first patented mechanical bank. Originally designed so that when the doorbell is pulled the roof of the cupola lifts up and reveals a little monkey figure seated at a desk. A coin is then placed in the desk, and its weight causes figure, desk, money and all to disappear in the bank. COLOR(S) Red, yellow, blue, cream PLACE OF ORIGIN United States PATTERN MODEL Hall's