"Tammany" Mechanical Bank, circa 1875
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This bank caricatures a typical corrupt politician of New York City's Tammany Hall, the seat of the city's Democratic Party at the time, nodding in appreciation with each coin deposited. The J. & E. Stevens Company, founded in 1843, began producing banks in 1869 and their line became the largest in the world during the 1870s and 1880s.
This bank caricatures a typical corrupt politician of New York City's Tammany Hall, the seat of the city's Democratic Party at the time, nodding in appreciation with each coin deposited. The J. & E. Stevens Company, founded in 1843, began producing banks in 1869 and their line became the largest in the world during the 1870s and 1880s.
Artifact
Bank (Container)
Date Made
circa 1875
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Connecticut, Cromwell
Creator Notes
Manufactured by J. & E. Stevens Company in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.4589
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast iron
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 3.5 in
Length: 4 in
Inscriptions
either side of chair: TAMMANY / BANK on back of chair: PATD DEC 23 1873
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