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'Frog Bank' (or 'Two Frogs') mechanical bank, 10.5 x 21.5 x 5.0cm
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Sydney, NSW
Description
'Frog Bank' (or 'Two Frogs') mechanical bank, designed by James H. Bowen and manufactured by J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, cast mark to the base: 'ENG PAT JULY 28 1882 US PAT AUG 8 1882, cast iron, pigment and glass 10.5 x 21.5 x 5.0cm Footnotes: Other examples of this toy are held in public collections here in Australia and abroad. The State Library of South Australia has an example in their collection as part of their Children's Literature Research Collection which features historical toys and other keepsakes of childhood. The object's entry contains the following description and history; 'This rather grotesque-looking object is a mechanical savings bank in the shape of two frogs, the design for which was patented by James H. Bowen in the United States of America in 1882 and manufactured by a banking company. Frogs are a common motif for savings banks/money boxes, probably because of the wide gaping mouth which just invites the depositing of a coin. These particular savings banks were originally marketed in the US as The Bullfrog Bank or Frog Bank and most commentary, including the patent, indicate that it was a toy or intended especially for children. This coin collecting contraption is cast from iron and is quite weighty at just over 1 kilogram. The final product was painted and the eyes of the frogs are composed of glass and coloured by pigment. The design is a larger frog (coin receptacle) facing a smaller 'baby' frog lying on its back, which is the stand to hold coins. The coins are flipped into the larger frog's mouth using the smaller frog's kicking-leg lever and is supposed to look as though the larger frog is catching its prey. Inside is a mechanism to operate the action of the coin strike and flip.' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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'Frog Bank' (or 'Two Frogs') mechanical bank, designed by James H. Bowen and manufactured by J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, cast mark to the base: 'ENG PAT JULY 28 1882 US PAT AUG 8 1882, cast iron, pigment and glass 10.5 x 21.5 x 5.0cm Footnotes: Other examples of this toy are held in public collections here in Australia and abroad. The State Library of South Australia has an example in their collection as part of their Children's Literature Research Collection which features historical toys and other keepsakes of childhood. The object's entry contains the following description and history; 'This rather grotesque-looking object is a mechanical savings bank in the shape of two frogs, the design for which was patented by James H. Bowen in the United States of America in 1882 and manufactured by a banking company. Frogs are a common motif for savings banks/money boxes, probably because of the wide gaping mouth which just invites the depositing of a coin. These particular savings banks were originally marketed in the US as The Bullfrog Bank or Frog Bank and most commentary, including the patent, indicate that it was a toy or intended especially for children. This coin collecting contraption is cast from iron and is quite weighty at just over 1 kilogram. The final product was painted and the eyes of the frogs are composed of glass and coloured by pigment. The design is a larger frog (coin receptacle) facing a smaller 'baby' frog lying on its back, which is the stand to hold coins. The coins are flipped into the larger frog's mouth using the smaller frog's kicking-leg lever and is supposed to look as though the larger frog is catching its prey. Inside is a mechanism to operate the action of the coin strike and flip.' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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