Up for sale a Antique Cast Iron Rare Magician Mechanical Bank by J & E Stevens 1901. Coin does stick some on trap door when lever is pushed because of patina build up. The bank was patented January 22, 1901, by William C. Bull of Philadelphia, Pa. Assignor to Abraham L. Kesner, also of Philadelphia. The bank operates as follows: A coin is placed on the provided section in the center of the table. The lever is then depressed. The magician lowers his hat covering the coin on the table and at the same time his head tilts forward as though observing his own actions. Upon releasing the lever the parts automatically return to the position as shown in the picture and the coin has disappeared. The magician, of course, is now ready for another coin so he can make it disappear too. Actually the coin rests on a trap door, the hat when lowered trips the trap and the coin slides into and down a chute through the legs of the magician and on into the base platform. Its a clever action bank, well designed, and will work with any coins up to and including those the size of a quarter. The item “Rare Antique Cast Iron Magician Mechanical Bank-J&E Stevens PATD 1901″ is in sale since Friday, February 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Cast Iron”. The seller is “beachstores” and is located in San Clemente, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Brand: J & E Stevens
• Year: 1901
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States