PAINTED CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, DARK TOWN BATTERY
J.E. Stevens, Cromwell, Connecticut, c. 1888, 7.5"h; 9.75"long
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
This bank, designed by James H. Bowen, was originally advertised as The Base Ball Bank, and commemorates America's first professional Negro Baseball League in 1887.
In working order; good paint, age appropriate loss there and there.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 29 : PAINTED CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, DARK TOWN BATTERY
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