Antique Mechanical Banks Quick Look

[mochompy]

ok i have an uncle sam bank with the metal plug for the bottom, excellent condition, but how do i get the beard to move by itself?

[ylesfitz8839]

nice cast iron!!! My question is i have seen the uncle Sam repro's range from 9 dollars to 20,50,150,!? and none have the back door,, what other signs to look for to get an early repro,(50''s) vs present or 80's90's??? if i cant afford an original..

[akaabe6996]

hey nice toys i have about 6 of them myself .. one question tho? how much do these antique toys go for in an action ? pleases let me know thanks

[Rawego]

the important question is how do you tell apart the real ones from the fakes? THAT is the question :))

[scottbriggs100]

He spends alot of money on them. 

[Dayivsfur]

OMG they are so beautiful, i don't know what is that i find beautiful about them but they drive me crazy i started collecting them like one month ago i have a gray elephant money bank , you can put the money in its trunk and when you pull its tail it put it inside his back. and i also have a coca-cola car that has two horses, a little man and an umbrella they cost me 9 dollar each at the salvation army shop.

[clanmcarthur]

@Dayivsfur They are fun to collect - Most likely you have replica banks as these ones here are worth thousands of dollars each. If you like to collect exact looking replica's and don't want to spend a whole lot of money, a collection called "Book of Knowledge" sells most of these types for between 40-150 dollars and they are beautiful as well exact replicas, except some paint patterns may be different, but the mechanical workings are exact... Happy collecting..

[ScoutCrafter]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!'

[dirtyvampireblood]

Simply wonderful!!