CREME DE LA CREME TWENTY-TWO
By RSL Auction Company
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Mar 5, 2022
295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States
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Mechanical Banks, Still Banks, American Tin Toys, American Folk Art, German Antique Toys, and American Cast Iron Toys
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LOT 494:
The Called Out Bank - Very Scarce Brass Pattern
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Sold for: $12,000
Start price:
$
6,000
Estimated price :
$12,000 - $15,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
sales tax: 6.625% On commission only
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The Called Out Bank - Very Scarce Brass Pattern
By J. & E. Stevens Company. Cromwell, Ct. - Circa 1900. Purchased from Margaret Hunter, From the Frank Kidd Collection. The Spanish-American War also informs the imagery of the Called Out Bank. When coins are pushed into the slot, a second soldier pops through the roof of the tent and stands at attention. It has been convincingly demonstrated that the Stevens Company never released this bank into the market for public consumption. Resolution of the conflict occurred so quickly that the bank simply wasn't ready in time for sale. As a result, very few extant specimens of the Called Out Bank are known. This is a very important piece of U. S. Military history.
