The bank is being listed with no reserve. This is the English “FOOTBALL BANK” Mechanical Bank manufactured by John Harper & Company, of Willenhall, Staffordshire, England. All examples of the bank display the words “Football Bank” which had been cast into the top of the base. There are no cracks, breaks or other damage and has. This is a truly. Of the English “Football Bank”. The last picture is from the John Harper, Ltd, catalogue in 1902. The bank is shown in one of the old Harper catalogs and it states that it could be “Supplied In Club Colours Of Six Dozen Or More”. This would indicate that the bank was possibly used as a trophy or prize among certain English clubs or as a gift to members with the respective club colors on the bank. Accordingly, the bank was made using different color variations. In addition, there are variations in the style of shirt worn by the soccer player. It may be a V-neck, turtleneck, or crew neck. In examples of early manufacture, the player sports a cap upon his head, in a later version, he is hatless. The operation is fairly simple. A large English penny is placed upon the sloped platform in front of the player’s right foot. Then the English player’s right leg is pulled back into kicking position where it is held in place by the operating lever. On pressing the lever the player kicks the coin into the opening between the goal posts on the basket. A screw on the underside of the base allows the goal basket to raise for removal of coins. The slot in the goal net is somewhat narrow and can make it difficult for some banks to make the goal. I just operated the bank and made two consecutive goals. An English coin is included. The bank is in proper working order and is approximately 9″ long, 3″ wide and 5 high. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a. Bank for your collection. The item “Cast Iron FOOTBALL BANK. Excellent+. Mechanical Bank ORIGINAL Antique Toy” is in sale since Wednesday, November 23, 2016. 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, 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.

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