Pulling Teeth Collectible Collectors Die-Cast Iron Mechanical Coin Bank Design Toscano

Anyone’s a dentist with a pair of pliers or so it seems in this clever collectible bank that extracts a pesky tooth and sends the patient flying once a coin’s dropped into the doctor’s pocket. Of die-cast metal construction, this heavyweight vintage novelty is fully hand-painted in rich tones as an antique collectors’ classic replica. This mechanical toy bank is functionally decorative art sure to delight antique bank collectors and anyone with a sense of humor! 7½”Wx2½”Dx5″H. 4 lbs. Design Toscano Collectors’ Die-Cast Iron Mechanical Coin Banks Cast Iron banks have long been treasured collectibles, popular in Renassance Europe and even found among the tombs of ancient civilizations. In the US, mechanical banks became a household staple as 18th-century parents sought to reinforce Benjamin Franklin’s aphorism: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” After the Civil War, toy mechanical cast-iron models were produced en masse until about 1930. Operating with the drop of a coin or the push of a lever, these clever banks, produced in hundreds of different themes, sizes and personalities, were at once functional, decorative, and a delight to the eye. “Still banks”-so called to differentiate them from banks with mechanical parts-have also long been collectors’ favorites. Because sought-after mechanical coin banks can bring more than $50K at auction, collectors have turned to fine replicas as a more affordable way to satisfy a love for these witty, novelty, cast-iron replica works. In fact, reports indicate that even replicas are growing in value! Design Toscano offers a plethora of novelty mechanical banks to launch or supplement a proud collection.