BLACK BOY money box mechanical bank

Manufactured from a Zinc or Alloy metal

CIRCA 1945

Maker = PROBABLY was Robert Eastwood Starkie

His back bears markings = "Patented in Foreign Countries"

This bank may be operated by TWISTING the Black Boy's EAR forward, which actuates the coin arm exactly as if you had used the lever on his other shoulder (Possibly MORE "racist" for this ?)

A boater (also a straw boater, basher, skimmer, cady, katie, canotier, somer, sennit hat, or in Japan, can-can hat) is a kind of summer hat worn by men, regarded as somewhat formal, and particularly popular in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa the boater is still a common part of the school uniform in many boys' schools

NO missing parts or any missing screws/bolts

This GENUINE ANTIQUE bank is complete

He is in PERFECT WORKING ORDER

His paintwork looks to be 100% original with no retouching and showing a genuine vintage age patina

This bank would make a SUPERB addition to any Negrobilia or Mechanical Bank collection

GENUINE Black Man BANKS made WEARING HATS are very much SCARCER than those made without headgear

BEWARE the plethora of Indian FAKES marked "Little Joe" with entirely bogus "boater" hat, being sold out of E-bay Australia presently

This has a VERY LOW reserve but you are welcome to use the "Buy It NOW" option, if you do find the bidding process overly tedious?

GUARANTEED 100% GENUINE "FOR LIFE" (Meaning you cannot ask for a refund after you have died)

My authenticity guarantee covers full refund of purchase price paid AND cost of postage BOTH WAYS

(Not that I have ever had to accept the return of any bank that I have sold, as I do NOT SELL REPRODUCTIONS....there is just too much competition! :-)

So do please BID WITH CONFIDENCE

ONLY the ONE (1) bank for sale here

The others shown for comparison are all separately listed on TM or will be SOON :-)