(3pc) Cast Iron State Banks - Mar 24, 2024 | Butterscotch Auction In Ny
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(3pc) CAST IRON STATE BANKS

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(3pc) CAST IRON STATE BANKS
(3pc) CAST IRON STATE BANKS
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Description
Kenton state bank coin bank with coin slot on reverse wall and functioning front door, Kenton Hardware Company, Kenton, OH, circa 1920 (5-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.); a larger cast iron bank in the shape of a State Bank building, with cross windows and coin slot on rear wall, Kenton Hardware Co., circa 1900 (8-1/4 x 6-7/8 in.); and a J & E Stevens Co. cast iron bank in the shape of a bank building, having cross windows and yellow paint, with coin slot on side roof, by J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, CT (6-1/4 x 4-1/2 in.)

h. 8-1/4 w. 6-7/8 in. (largest)

Provenance:
By descent through the family of an important South Salem, NY collector

KENTON: First organized as the Kenton Lock Manufacturing Company in 1890, the Kenton Hardware Company became one of the world's largest cast iron toy factories. Under the management of L. S. Bixler, toy stoves, banks, fire company outfits, horse drawn vehicles, automobiles and cap pistols were produced. The immensely popular Gene Autry cap pistol was produced at this plant beginning in 1938. The Company ceased production in 1952.J&E STEVENS: John and Elisha Stevens formed the J & E Stevens Company in 1843. A turning point in the company?s development came in 1869 with the production of their first cast-iron mechanical bank. That bank, featuring a monkey that popped out of building, inspired numerous competitors to produce similar products and helped create a new genre of product that blended art and function in ways that sparked the imagination and ingenuity of designers. Between 1869 and 1890, the J & E Stevens Company produced more than 300 different models of mechanical banks.

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Condition
Each with significant paint loss commensurate with age; Kenton banks appear to be missing finial off the top of chimney
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(3pc) CAST IRON STATE BANKS

Estimate $150 - $300
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Starting Price $90
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