Aug 14, 2024 - Aug 28, 2024
Cast Iron "Give Me A Penny" Americana coin bank in the form of a caricatured man. Toes are defined on the right foot, but the left is in a shoe or sorts. Penny slot on the back/top. Unknown age, presumably mid-20th century, potentially a reproduction. A similar (and older) example on this object is a included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture Museum: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2007.7.461
Lot includes a vintage cast iron "Beauty" horse having two screws and some slight rust.
Vintage condition with rust. H11.5" / 7".
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