The comical hod carrier receives the coin in hod and throws it forward, depositing it into the bank. The Mason raises and lowers trowel, also a brick, while the Hod is moving forward and back.
Value: $32,000 (Morphy Auctions - 4/08)
Made by Shepard Hardware Company, designed by Charles G. Shepard and Peter Adams. Condition: near mint
Cast Iron Mason Mechanical Bank
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