The banks are being listed with. And a reasonable starting price. The owner of the banks has reluctantly decided to part with much of his collection and continues that tonight. This is the ” I ALWAYS DID’SPISE A MULE”-BOY ON BENCH Mechanical Bank c1897 made by the J. And designed by James Bowen. This bank enjoyed wide popularity then and is still a favorite of collectors today. There are no cracks, breaks or other damage and the bank has wonderful vibrant paint. The bank is a. The last picture is from an ad in the Baltimore Bargain House catalogue of 1903. To operate, a coin is placed in the provided section underneath the boy. When the lever, just in front of the mule’s rear legs, is pressed he kicks up and out and turns counter clockwise facing the opposite direction. In doing so, the mechanism causes the boy to fall over backward as though kicked by the mule. The coin slides into the slot in the base. The action is fast, excellent and quite realistic. The bank must be reset for operation. Will make a valuable addition to your collection. The bank is in proper working order and has the coin plug typical of the Steven’s banks. The bank is approximately 10″ long, 6″ high and 2 3/4 wide. The item “Cast Iron I ALWAYS DID’SPISE A MULE NEAR PRISTINE Mechanical Bank Original” is in sale since Tuesday, September 22, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Banks, Registers & Vending\Mechanical Banks”. The seller is “thingsnsuch100″ and is located in Brookfield, Ohio. 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, 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, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Original