Bidspirit auction | J. & E. Stevens ”Hall's

J. & E. Stevens ”Hall's Excelsior” Mechanical Bank - J. & E. Stevens Company, United States. Cast iron and pigment ”Hall's Excelsior Bank” mechanical coin bank, ca. 1869. When the doorbell is pulled the roof of the cupola lifts up and reveals a monkey seated at a desk. As the monkey appears his head moves from side to side. A coin can then be placed in the desk, and its weight causes the monkey, desk, and cupola to fall forward to its resting position, which also deposits the coin into the bank. Height: 5 1/2 in x width: 4 in x depth: 4 in. Condition: Colors are faded and the metal is discolored. All moving components work well.