The Dentist Visit Antique Replica Collectors’ Die-Cast Iron Mechanical Coin Bank. It’s like pulling teeth.. Anyone’s a dentist with a pair of pliers or so it seems in this clever collectible bank that extracts a pesky tooth and sends the patient flying once a coin’s dropped into the doctor’s pocket. Of die-cast metal construction, this heavyweight vintage novelty is fully hand-painted in rich tones as an antique collectors’ classic replica. This mechanical toy bank is functionally decorative art sure to delight antique bank collectors and anyone with a sense of humor! Dimensions: 7½”Wx2½”Dx5H. Cast Iron banks have long been treasured collectibles, popular in Renassance Europe and even found among the tombs of ancient civilizations. In the US, mechanical banks became a household staple as 18th-century parents sought to reinforce Benjamin Franklin’s aphorism: A penny saved is a penny earned. After the Civil War, toy mechanical cast-iron models were produced en-masse until about 1930. Operating with the drop of a coin or the push of a lever, these clever banks, produced in hundreds of different themes, sizes and personalities, were at once functional, decorative, and a delight to the eye. “Still banks”-so called to differentiate them from banks with mechanical parts-have also long been collectors’ favorites. In fact, reports indicate that even replicas are growing in value! Please visit our store for more great products! Feel free to ask any questions. FPO or APO boxes. Looking for more unique gift ideas? Celtic, Gothic, Greek, Roman, Art Deco, & More! The item “The Dentist Visit Antique Replica Collectors’ Die-Cast Iron Mechanical Coin Bank” is in sale since Thursday, December 19, 2013. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Banks, Registers & Vending\Mechanical Banks”. The seller is “stephaney74″ and is located in Palm Coast, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, PH, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, TR, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.