"JITNEY BANK" REVOLVING AUTOMOBILE WHEEL BANK.
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Winning Bid:
$227.70 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #213 - Part II
Item numbers 1063 through 2753 in auction 213
Value Code:
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Item Description
3.5x3.75x1.75" deep tin litho articulated bank features 3.75" dia. tin litho spoked automobile w/whitewall tire design. Tire has coin slot on front side. c. 1925. Front view of automobile from this era on front of bank, w/man and two women in car. "Jitney Bank" text above; jitney is an old term for a car or shared ride taxi. Bank base and rim of wheel shows wear, w/streak of bare metal showing on whitewalls from where wheel rubbed against metal as it revolved on screw axle. Scattered wear by screw w/some small flakes off. Fine. Neat design.
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