Bidspirit auction | Three Vintage Cast Iron Black

Three Vintage Cast Iron Black Americana Still Coin Banks - A trio of vintage painted cast iron still coin banks depicting caricatured figures. The first figure, bearing the embossed initials JB on the jacket pocket for Jennings Brothers, is depicted as a dandy wearing an orange bowler hat, blue jacket, white vest with a red tie, and red and white striped trousers, holding a green cane and smoking a cigar. The second figure depicts a bellhop or porter in a red uniform with light blue lapels and yellow sleeve stripes, carrying two yellow suitcases at his sides. The third figure represents a taxi driver wearing a red cap embossed with the word TAXI in yellow, paired with a white shirt featuring red vertical pinstripes and red trousers. Each bank is constructed of two-part cast iron joined by a single flat-head screw on the reverse, with a coin slot located on the upper back. Height: approximately 5.5 inches. Pickup is Wednesday, April 22 from 10 am to 3 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction.