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Description
MADE in England Circa 1912 by John Harper & Company & her design REGISTERED on March 29, 1911
This the FIRST type produced by the Harper Co
This 1st type had a CAST IRON arm that proved to be too fragile & easily broke when played with by boisterous children
Undamaged CAST Iron arms are VERY SCARCE indeed (they break !)
Missing her base plate (Could be obtained from a cheap repro. at reasonable cost)
Otherwise EXCELLENT original condition NO repaint NO damage NO repairs & in FULL WORKING ORDER
She displays the Registered Design number both inside & out
Sadly this attempt to PROTECT the design from counterfeiting was unsuccessful, As do most-all of the many FAKE "Dinah" these days
Recently the collector's market & the WWW has been polluted with 1000's of poorly-made FAKES all coming out of India & all to frequently sold by fraudulent toerags as "genuine"
There are many ways to ID the Indian made fakes, which are rather poorly cast with less detail, a smaller size ("shrinkage" due to being cast from the original)
Most show acid-induced "age" rusting internally or have the BOGUS circular coin trap & rubber bung
More recently Dinah's have been produced with spurious maker's names such as the USA based "J&E Stevens & Co." (Who NEVER produced this bank at all)
Another certain way to spot the reproductions is a SCREW holding together her arm as BOTH the pressed Steel & the cast Iron arms were ONLY EVER secured by RIVETS
This example (like all banks that I sell) is GUARANTEED 100% GENUINE "for life" my guarantee would cover full money-back on purchase price AND the cost of postage BOTH WAYS
ONE of several Black Person banks to be listed this week
ONE (1) bank ONLY sold in this listing
Details
Shipping & pick-up options
Destination & description | Price | |
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FREE pick up at J&D Northcote BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT | $0.00 | |
FREE inlclusion with other post-paid Bank | $0.00 | |
Courier delivery Auckalnd Metropolitan area | $8.00 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery North Island URBAN Delivery | $10.00 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery North Island RURAL Delivery | $13.70 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery South Island URBAN Delivery | $13.00 | |
Tracked NZPO delivery South Island RURAL Delivery | $16.70 | |
Courier delivery anywhere in Australia EVEN PERTH | $35.00 | |
Pick-up available from Coromandel, Waikato | Free |
Payment Options
Pay Now, Cash, NZ Bank Deposit, Cheque Cash MO or PayPal IF BUYER ADDS their 5% FEE