J & E Stevens Co., Magician Mechanical Coin Bank

Cromwell, CT, patented 1901, designed by Charles A. Bailey, painted cast iron, to use bank: place a coin on the red table, press lever to lower left and the magician lowers his hat to cover the coin, release lever to find that the coin has disappeared into the bank, underside stamped "PATD JAN 22 1901". This lot includes the original purchase receipt and catalogue from Bill Bertoia Auction's Stanley P. Sax Collection sale from May 2, 1998.

8 1/4 x 7 x 3 3/4 in.

From a Prominent Collector, Aiken, South Carolina

Personal collection of Leon Perelman, The Perelman Antique Toy Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Stanley Paul Sax Collection.

Mechanical action working at time of evaluation; old paint surface with scattered small areas of paint loss.