THE PAUL COLE BANK AND CAP GUN COLLECTION
By RSL Auction Company
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Jun 26, 2021
295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States
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THE PAUL COLE BANK AND CAP GUN COLLECTION
Saturday, June 26th, 2021 at 10 am Eastern Lots 1-551
The RSL Auction Company feels very blessed and honored to have been selected by the Cole Family to help sell Paul and Carol's wonderful collections of American tin toys, animated cap pistols, cast iron, and tin toy banks.
This Auction features Mechanical and Still Banks, Animated Cap Guns, and Classic Early American Tin Toys from the 40+ Year Collection of Paul Cole Jr. - Bluefield, West Virginia
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LOT 102:
General Butler Iron Bank
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Sold for: $2,400
Start price:
$
1,000
Estimated price :
$2,000 - $2,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
sales tax: 6.625% On the full lot's price and commission
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General Butler Iron Bank
J. & E. Stevens Company. Cromwell, Ct. - 1880's - 6 1/2" T. Why is a man depicted as a human head on a frog's body? This mystery is best answered by investigating the historical persona portrayed in the bank. He is Union Army General Benjamin Butler, who was implicated in the greenback currency scandal that spuriously implied it could help finance the war effort. Since frogs have green backs, this was a perfect form of political satire.
