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Mechanical bank "Trick Dog"

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Collection Type

  • Toys and games

Date

ca. 1906

GUSN

GUSN-171712

Description

American painted cast iron mechanical bank entitled: "Trick Dog."

Details

Descriptive Terms

mechanical banks
cast iron
Bank, Mechanical

Inscription

"TRICK DOG" (Stamped)
"PAT JULY 31 1888" (cut into)
COLLINS (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD311

Maker

Probably Shepard Hardware Company (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

7 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 2 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2203

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