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Cast Iron Stump Speaker Mechanical Bank

Patented 11/16/1886

From Pamela Wiggins, About.com

Made by Shepard Hardware Co., designed by Charles Shepard and Peter Adams. The trap is original but from another bank. Condition: near mint

Stump Speaker Mechanical Bank

Photo courtesy of Morphy Auctions
Caricature appearance to the face with the lower jaw being balanced on pivots and easily kept in motion. Coin is placed in the hand. Pressing the small knob on top of the box lowers the arm and opens the satchel to receive the deposit, with the lower jaw moving at the same time.

Value: $10,000 (Morphy Auctions, 4/08)

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