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A dog jumps through a hoop. An eagle dips its head to feed its young. Antique mechanical banks made saving a coin into a little performance. Look for the levers, slots, and moving pieces that make each cast-iron scene work.

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Eagle and Eaglets
Eagle and Eaglets: Set a coin in the eagle’s beak and press the lever. The parent tips toward its nest as if feeding the…
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Speaking Dog
Speaking Dog: Put a coin on the girl’s tray. Pressing the lever tips the tray into the bench as the dog opens its mouth and…
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Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty: A press on the lever raises the clown’s hand, opens its mouth, and rolls its eyes. Shepard Hardware made the…
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Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam: Press the button behind Uncle Sam’s left foot and his valise opens to catch the coin in his hand. His whiskers…
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Calamity
Calamity: Press the lever and two tacklers swing forward as the ball carrier lunges into them. The coin drops into the base…
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William Tell
William Tell: A coin goes into the toy rifle. Press Tell’s right foot and the coin shoots into the castle, knocking the…
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Jonah and the Whale (Shepard Hardware)
Jonah and the Whale (Shepard Hardware): A sailor pivots from the boat and tips the coin from Jonah’s head into the whale’s…
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Jonah and the Whale (Jonah Emerges)
Jonah and the Whale (Jonah Emerges): J. & E. Stevens gave this bank a different moment in the story. A coin goes in the…
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Trick Dog
Trick Dog: Load a coin in the dog’s mouth and press the lever. It springs through the clown’s hoop and drops the coin in…
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Owl Turns Head
Owl Turns Head: Place a coin on the branch and press the lever on the back. The owl turns its head and the coin slips…
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Tammany
Tammany: The weight of the coin lowers the seated figure’s hand and sends the money into his pocket. J. & E. Stevens made…
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Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy: The coin starts on Judy’s tray. When the lever is pressed, Judy turns and deposits it as Punch swings his…
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Teddy and the Bear
Teddy and the Bear: The lever launches the coin into the tree trunk, and a bear’s head pops out. J. & E. Stevens made the…
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Shoot the Chute
Shoot the Chute: Send the boat carrying Buster Brown and his dog down the ramp. The boat trips the mechanism that sends the…
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Hen and Chick
Hen and Chick: A chick pecks at the coin while the hen nods and opens her beak. J. & E. Stevens made the cast-iron bank…
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Organ Bank (Cat and Dog)
Organ Bank (Cat and Dog): Turn the side crank and the cat and dog circle to the sound of bells. A monkey tips its hat as…
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Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood: A coin goes in the slot on the pillow. Press the lever and the figure in bed reveals the wolf…
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Girl Skipping Rope
Girl Skipping Rope: Wind the spring, set a coin in place, and press the lever. The girl swings the rope and keeps skipping…
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Watch Dog Safe
Watch Dog Safe: Drop a coin in the slot and lift the side lever. As the coin falls, the dog opens its mouth and a small…

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