#387

English Cast Iron Mechanical Bank "Dinah" by John Harper Ltd
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$550
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6.5" (17 cm.) Of cast iron, depicting a black woman with sculpted curly hair, gold earrings and necklace and short sleeve painted green dress. When coin lever pulled, she lifts her right arm and "swallows" the coin, while her eyes blink. Excellent condition. Marked "Dinah R. No 581285". John Hancock, Ltd, England, circa 1911.