Antique mechanical coin banks broke onto the scene just a few years after the Civil War and are one of the most valuable cast iron collectibles from the era. After all, your modern piggy banks ...

Watch as this classic mechanical coin bank undergoes a stunning restoration ... while intricate screws and cast iron details are meticulously cleaned in a mini tumbler. A fresh coat of primer ...

Still, mechanical coin banks are among the oddest offshoots ... While still other firms make reproductions to this day, early cast-iron banks tend to be better finished than later reproductions ...

Cast-iron banks were so popular that banks and institutions ... HOT TIP: To operate the bank, the user places a coin into the small boat and presses a lever. The coin falls into the bank as ...

This month, a pair of Moorish Revival lamps and an antique coin bank will likely find eager ... for such a pair of unusual lamps. This cast-iron bank was made by the A. C. Williams Company of ...

The man was holding a hoop and when a coin was deposited and a lever pulled, the dog jumped through the hoop. We have a cast iron bank in our home. It has a patriotic theme in red, white and blue ...

If it had a spring-loaded motion, it would be a mechanical bank. It is made of cast iron. It's two halves and they're screwed together here. And that's actually how you get the money out of the ...