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 “GEM REGISTERING” Mechanical Bank made by the J. The bank has great molding with beautiful bronze gilding. There are no cracks, breaks or other damage and the bank is in. Although included in Mechanical Banks books and references, the Gem Registering bank is really considered in the “registering” bank category. This bank is widely considered the. Of the registering banks. Griffith, a foremost writer/collector, states we are now going into detail on the greatest of the registering banks, the Gem Bank. It is a Charles Bailey designed bank and there is not much question as to the Gem being the most important of all the registering banks and there certainly are quite a number and variety of banks that form the registering category. The Gem bank is quite unusual in appearance, particular as to configuration, and like most Bailey designed banks very attractive with ornate delineation of vines, flowers, leaves and so on covering the bank. The outline of the bank is unique and Bailey must have had something definitive in mind–just exactly what is still unknown. As to the operation, the “Directions for Operating” which appear on the label under the bank cover this very well. It reads as follows: Turn the thumb piece to the top stop, drop the coin into the slot, turn thumb piece to the right to bottom stop, and deposit is made. After full amount is deposited, the large dial with stop may be turned to the right, taken off and cash removed. The paper label partly covers a rather decorative base plate. The word “Gem” is cast in rather large capital letters, and above this is the patent date “January 10, 1893″. To conclude the description, F. Griffith states it stands well on its own as being the best and. The bank works properly and is approximately 6″ long 3″ wide and 3 1/2 high. This is a singular opportunity to add one of the great banks to your collection. The item “Cast Iron GEM REGISTERING NEAR PRISTINE Mechanical Bank Antique Americana Toy” is in sale since Wednesday, October 21, 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