ORIGINAL 1870s MECHANICAL BANK
ORIGINAL CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK PRODUCED IN 1873 BY J.E. STEVENS USA. SUPERB TAMMANY BANK PORTRAYING BOSS TWEED THE NEW YORK HEAD OF THE TAMMANY BUILDING SOCIETY WHO WAS JAILED FOR 12 YEARS FOR CORRUPTION IN 1873. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE ...A RARE BROWN PANTS MODEL WITH ITS ORIGINAL PAINT AND BOTTOM GATE AND WITH ITS PATENT DETAILS STAMPED ON THE REAR OF HIS CHAIR. IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN THE FILM WITH DANIEL DAY LEWIS AND LEONARDO DICAPPRIO ABOUT THE BATTLE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF NEW YORK B