3 Cast Iron Still Banks with Lucky Boy
This lot features three cast iron still banks depicting distinct early 20th-century characters. The first is a figure of a World War I-era doughboy or soldier standing at attention with hands in pockets. He wears a campaign hat, a buttoned tunic, breeches, and tall boots. The bank is constructed of two-part vertical seam casting and features a horizontal coin slot on the upper back and a circular opening on the lower back for a securing screw. The second bank is a figure of a gnome or pixie.The figure holds a staff in both hands. It is a two-part casting held by a screw located on the lower back, with a coin slot positioned across the shoulders. The third bank is a bust of Charles Lindbergh, titled Lucky Boy, wearing a flight cap with goggles pushed up onto the forehead. The reverse of the base features an embossed inscription in stylized lettering that reads LUCKY BOY. Height of doughboy: 6 inches Height of gnome: 5.5 inches Height of aviator bust: 6.25 inches.
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This lot features three cast iron still banks depicting distinct early 20th-century characters. The first is a figure of a World War I-era doughboy or soldier standing at attention with hands in pockets. He wears a campaign hat, a buttoned tunic, breeches, and tall boots. The bank is constructed of two-part vertical seam casting and features a horizontal coin slot on the upper back and a circular opening on the lower back for a securing screw. The second bank is a figure of a gnome or pixie.The figure holds a staff in both hands. It is a two-part casting held by a screw located on the lower back, with a coin slot positioned across the shoulders. The third bank is a bust of Charles Lindbergh, titled Lucky Boy, wearing a flight cap with goggles pushed up onto the forehead. The reverse of the base features an embossed inscription in stylized lettering that reads LUCKY BOY. Height of doughboy: 6 inches Height of gnome: 5.5 inches Height of aviator bust: 6.25 inches.
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