ORIGINAL “JONAH AND THE WHALE” CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK BY SHEPARD HARDWARE CO. PATENT DATE IS JULY 15, 1890. BANK IS 10 1/4 LONG AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND IN WORKING ORDER WITH MOST OF IT’S ORIGINAL PAINT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS IT’S MISSING THE TRAP ON THE BOTTOM WHICH CAN BE LOCATED AND DOES NO DISTRACT FROM IT’S DISPLAY. OPERATION OF BANK= PLACE A COIN ON JONAH’S AND PRESS THE LEVER (LEFT END OF BANK) THE MAN TOSSES JONAH FORWARD AS IF TO THROW HIM OVERBOARD AND THE WHALE OPENS ITS MOUTH. THE COIN SLIDES OFF JONAH’S HEAD AND INTO THE WHALES MOUTH AS JONAH STAYS IN THE BOAT. RELEASE THE LEVER AND THE WHALES IS SET INTO AN UP AND DOWN MOTION OF THE MOUTH. The item “RARE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CAST IRON JONAH &THE WHALE MECHANICAL BANK, CIRCA 1890’s” is in sale since Monday, January 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Banks, Registers & Vending\Mechanical Banks”. The seller is “starfish672″ and is located in Spring Hill, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Brand: Shepard Hardware Co.
• Country of Manufacture: United States