William Tell Iron Bank
By J. & E. Steven Company Cromwell, CT - Circa 1897 Very Near Mint & Bright The folk narrative of William Tell was first described in a Swiss illustrated chronicle from the late 15th century. Tell, who was a renowned marksman with the crossbow, was condemned to death along with his son Robert for refusing to bow when an Austrian prince from the Hapsburg family passed by. The prince offered him redemption in the form of a dare. If he could shoot an apple from his son's head, freedom would be theirs. The eye-popping exceptional quality of this example of the William Tell Bank is almost beyond compare!!!
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By J. & E. Steven Company Cromwell, CT - Circa 1897 Very Near Mint & Bright The folk narrative of William Tell was first described in a Swiss illustrated chronicle from the late 15th century. Tell, who was a renowned marksman with the crossbow, was condemned to death along with his son Robert for refusing to bow when an Austrian prince from the Hapsburg family passed by. The prince offered him redemption in the form of a dare. If he could shoot an apple from his son's head, freedom would be theirs. The eye-popping exceptional quality of this example of the William Tell Bank is almost beyond compare!!!
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