This is an original, complete, and working Speaking Dog Mechanical bank (Blue Dress). Shown on the bottom is Pat. July 14 1885 and Oct 20 1888. This cast iron mechanical bank was manufactured by Shepard, and later J&E Stevens Co. With many reproductions to follow. It is in complete working order. The lever has great action, the dogs tail wags beautifully and for quite awhile, the bench drops perfectly, and the arm drops the coin correctly every single time (though the action might be at 80-90% on the arm). I’m not an expert but it appears to be totally original paint with good color left in it. I’m confident there has been no restoration. The hole plug on the bottom appears to have been worn through some; works fine though. It has a good bit more potential with a simple cleaning. I wiped some of the dust off and thats it. I know these things are graded on % / paint left but I’m not familiar enough with that grading process to slap a number on it. This certainly looks to be in excellent shape compared to other mechanical banks of it’s age. I’m going out on a limb and placing NO RESERVE on this beauty. It’s the BLUE DRESS, GREAT COLOR, ORIGINAL, and IT WORKS!! Thanks and good luck. The item “1885 Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank ORIGINAL and NO RESERVE” is in sale since Thursday, September 08, 2016. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Cast Iron”. The seller is “goat-ogato” and is located in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. 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, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM, AG, AW, BZ, DM, GD, KN, LC, MS, TC, BB, BD, BM, BN, BO, EC, EG, GF, GG, GI, GP, IS, JE, JO, KH, KY, LI, LK, LU, MC, MO, MQ, MV, NI, OM, PE, PK, PY, RE.