Seven Paint-decorated Cast Iron Still Banks

Description:

Seven Paint-decorated Cast Iron Still Banks, late 19th/early 20th century, including a gold-painted bird, a red-painted goose-form bank with embossed inscription "RED/GOOSE/SHOES," a gold-painted horse pull toy-form bank with red-painted wheels, a black-painted top hat-form "Pass Around the Hat" bank, a black-painted bowl hat-form "Pass Around the Hat" bank, a red and gold-painted circus lion bank, and a silver-painted treasure chest-form bank, (worn surfaces and paint loss),ht. to 5 1/2 in.
Estimate $200-250

The gold-painted bird-form bank is missing part of its tail feathers.


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