The RSL Auction Company is excited and pleased to announce a two-day CREME DE LA CREME: THE SINGER AND KIDD COLLECTIONS sale which will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022, and Sunday, December 4, 2022. The sale will include fantastic selections of Toys, Still Banks, and Mechanical Banks from the 50-plus-year collections of Frank and Joyce Kidd, Ed and Naomi Singer, and Alvin Goldstein. The 40-year Doorstop collection of Mr. John Oppenheimer will be sold as well.
The RSL family has known the three bank and toys consignors since the early 1980s and considers them lifelong friends and mentors. Frank, Joyce, Ed, and Alvin share a passion for collecting antique toys and banks and are eager to see their collections spread to future generations of collectors.
We are truly honored to have been selected to sell these four world-famous collections.
The December 3, 2022, portion of the sale will include about 240 Still Banks (all types, excluding architectural) and 175 Mechanical Banks (bank patterns and prototypes.) The December 4, 2022, portion of the sale will include 150 Architectural Still Bank lots, 55+ Doorstop and paperweight lots, 200 Cast Iron Toy lots (horse-drawn, automotive, motorcycle, airplane, and cap guns), with about 40 American and European Tin, Clockwork or Windup Toys.
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LOT 396:
Battleship USS Oregon Iron Bank
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Sold for: $10,000
Start price:
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3,750
Estimated price :
$7,500 - $9,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Battleship USS Oregon Iron Bank
Semi-Mechanical Bank. Made by J. & E. Stevens Company. Cromwell, Connecticut - Circa 1900. Purchased from Donal Markey. The USS Oregon was the third and final ship of pre- dreadnought design built for the U. S. Navy in the 1890's. It was constructed at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and went into service on July 15, 1896. It was an impressive 351 feet long and could accommodate 473 officers and men. The Stevens Company's scaled down toy bank version of this great warship is surprisingly detailed and complex. In truth, it is not mechanical in the conventional sense of toy banks since the introduction of a coin does not cause an action. Nonetheless, it has been collected by mechanical bank collectors for decades because of the ingenious way one must open the bank to reclaim your deposits. One must turn the searchlight at the back of the bank to jiggle a portion of the boat's superstructure out. This is an absolutely sublime example of this bank.
Condition: Stunning Near Mint Condition. One of the finest extant specimens.
