Very old antique toy cast iron mechanical Hall’s Excelsior penny bank – still has some old coins inside! We will be listing several old cast iron banks discovered at this prominent local estate. 5 1/4 inches tall X 4 inches wide X 3 3/4 inches deep. Pull on a string at the front door of this bank, and a black woman pops out of the top ready to take your coins! Condition: Excellent for its approx. Age of 150 + years old! … And it still retains over 95% of its original paint! Thank you for viewing our items! NEW INFORMATION—– This cast iron mechanical bank was made around 1875 by J & E Stevens and is accepted to be the FIRST MECHANICAL BANK ever made. To operate, you pull the string near the door, which causes the teller to pop up. It looks like this bank has its original hand carved teller, which is the likeness of a monkey. You place a coin in the front of the teller desk, and the weight of the coin will cause the top to shut, thus depositing the coin. These are early American toys, and the hand carved original monkey figure can also place this bank in the American folk art category. The item “OLD Cast Iron Hall’s Excelsior Mechanical Bank -Toy Bank Stevens, Kenton, Hubley” is in sale since Saturday, May 28, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Banks, Registers & Vending\Mechanical Banks”. The seller is “photique007″ and is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States.