Tammany or "Little Fat Man" Mechanical Bank
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On December 23, 1873, John Hall, of Watertown, Massachusetts, was granted Patent number 145,734 for his design and invention of the "Little Fat Man Bank", which he later renamed the "Tammany Bank."Â The bank, as eventually manufactured by the J. and E. Stevens Foundry, of Cromwell, Connecticut, bore little resemblance to John Hall's original patent drawings, other than the fact that the subject was a portly man seated in a chair. Cast into the back rim of the chair are the words, "Pat'd Dec. 28, 1873." As to the action of the bank, an early J. and E. Stevens Co. advertising flyer described it quite succinctly: "Put a coin in his hand and see how promptly he pockets it and how politely he bows his thanks."
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Tammany or "Little Fat Man" Mechanical Bank
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