Antique Tammany Hall Politician Bank. This bank caricatures a typical corrupt politician of New York City’s Tammany Hall, the seat of the city’s Democratic Party at the time, nodding in appreciation with each coin deposited. Stevens Company, founded in 1843, began producing banks in 1869 and their line became the largest in the world during the 1870s and 1880s. Stevens Company, cast iron, paint, mounted on wood base, marked on back but paint has obscured the letters. Measures approximately with base: 10 1/2″ H x 5 3/8″ D x 4 1/2 W.