In the good old days, all sorts of fascinating and funny banks were produced to encourage children to save their pennies. When activated by inserting a coin, these cast-iron banks performed clever ...

Antique mechanical coin banks broke onto the scene just a few years after the Civil War and are one of the most valuable cast iron collectibles from the era. After all, your modern piggy banks ...

Mechanical Bank Restoration - Cast Iron Posted: June 2, 2025 | Last updated: June 2, 2025 Bringing a vintage cast iron mechanical bank back to life! Watch as years of rust, wear, and damage are ...

A — Cast-iron still banks, i.e., banks with no mechanical action ... in a good general-line antiques shop or at an antique toy show. The A.C. Williams Co., Chagrin Falls, Ohio, manufactured ...

Cast-iron banks like this were used to teach children that saving can be fun. Now, collectors must save up to buy them. A mechanical bank like this “Two Frogs” bank used to put on a show for ...

All of this came to mind when I visited the Historical Museum and admired its display of antique mechanical banks. The golden age of American cast iron banks lasted from 1869 to 1910. There are ...

An original, cast-iron William Tell bank ... finding banks and talking with other collectors." Look for older banks in antique stores, flea-markets, auctions and antique toy magazines.

This cast-iron bank was made by the A ... A dealer specializing in antique toys might ask as much as $100-$150 if it is in the original painted finish. Q. I have had this stoneware pitcher ...

If it had a spring-loaded motion, it would be a mechanical bank. It is made of cast iron. It's two halves and they're screwed together here. And that's actually how you get the money out of the ...

He merely collects antique banks, trains, cars, plates and dolls, whatever they happen to look like, and obsesses over their technical specs—things like whether they’re made of cast iron ...

Appraisal: Cast Iron Penny Bank, ca. 1900, from Vintage Denver. Check out Noel Barrett's appraisal of a cast iron penny bank, ca. 1900, in Vintage Denver.