#1040

Two German Lithographed Tin Novelties
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$300
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Including a 7" novelty penny bank; a lever causes the black man to stick out his tongue and close his eyes or, alternately, to "swallow" the coin and open his eyes wide. Excellent condition except nose tip finish rubbed. And a 5" bank depicting a bespectacled man with flowered lapel, having similar action as the first. Excellent condition except missing base. Both made in Germany. Circa 1925.