Vintage Cast Iron Jolly Boy Mechanical Coin Bank – J.E. Stevens Style

Vintage Cast Iron Jolly Boy Mechanical Coin Bank – J.E. Stevens Style

Vintage cast-iron mechanical Jolly Boy Bank, a collectible example of historical Black Americana. The bank features a hand-painted figure in a red jacket with a movable arm and mechanical coin-deposit action.

Marked “JOLLY BOY BANK” on the back and “J.E. STEVENS PAT. 455 1896” on the underside.

Condition shows paint wear, surface wear and age-related patina as pictured. Age/authenticity as an original 19th-century J.E. Stevens production has not been verified.