Bank, Mechanical

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Mechanical bank

Mechanical bank

Name/Title

Bank, Mechanical

Entry/Object ID

83.2394

Description

Mechanical bank in the form of a frog. Pushing down on the spring-mounted left leg of the frog causes mouth to open to receive coin. Base cast with pierced diaperwork panels and arched doorways surmounted by the word "Bank". Design patented on August 20, 1872 by J. & E. Stevens, Cromwell, CT.

Made/Created

Artist

J. & E. Stevens

Place

* Untyped Place

Cromwell, Connecticut

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Material

Iron, paint