American Kyser & Rex Painted Cast Iron Zoo Bank Mechanical Bank p2327 Blue faux-grain finish

Blue faux-grain finish

This pair of architectural brackets were custom crafted and hand carved for the grand Mediterranean style Lafayette Hughes mansion

Note: glass is broken and will be removed prior to shipping

Original frame: Width 59 Depth 1

Skinner moved to Massachusetts in 1843 and founded Unquomonk Silk Mills

American Kyser & Rex Painted Cast Iron Zoo Bank Mechanical Bank p2327 Blue faux-grain finishDETAILS An antique painted cast iron mechanical coin bank. When the monkey in the top window of the barn is pressed the red barn doors open to expose two other animals. COLOR(S) Red, green PLACE OF ORIGIN United States PATTERN MODEL Zoo Bank MAKER Kyser & Rex Company (Philadelphia Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1879 99) Founders: Louis Kyser and Alfred C. Rex MARKS Stamped (back): Zoo Bank Press the Monkey 134 PERIOD Late 19th century DATE