J. & E. Stevens - Connecticut - Circa 1886 Regarded by collectors as one of the greatest mechanical toy banks ever produced. The Bread Winner’s bank derives its imagery from the controversial debate that raged in the press as to the harmful nature of monopolies. Indeed, the bank references the rise of unionism and the Sherman Antitrust Act, which enabled the federal government to break up any businesses that were perceived as monopolies. Material: Cast Iron -

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