Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, 1885-1895
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Depressing a lever on the base near the dog causes the girl's right arm to move back, dropping the coin placed on the tray into the seat opening beside her, while the dog opens its mouth as if barking and wags its tail. The Shepard Hardware Company began producing these mechanical banks about 1882, but sold this line in 1892.
Depressing a lever on the base near the dog causes the girl's right arm to move back, dropping the coin placed on the tray into the seat opening beside her, while the dog opens its mouth as if barking and wags its tail. The Shepard Hardware Company began producing these mechanical banks about 1882, but sold this line in 1892.
Artifact
Mechanical bank
Date Made
1885-1895
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Buffalo
Creator Notes
Patented by Charles G. Shepard and Peter Adams. Manufactured by Shepard Hardware Company of Buffalo, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.367.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast iron
Color
Maroon
Yellow
Red
Dimensions
Height: 7.25 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
Front of base: SPEAKING DOG End of base: BANK Bottom of base: PAT JULY 15, 1885 / AND / OCT 20 1885
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