A J. & E. Stevens 'I Always Did 'Spise a Mule' Bank,

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A J. & E. Stevens 'I Always Did 'Spise a Mule' Bank,
painted cast-iron, brown bulking mule with jockey in blue and brown with red and white cap, on red and green base (F, some wear, lacks trap) --10¼in. (26cm.) long

Literature

See The Bank Book, B.Norman, pub.Accent Studios, p.63, fig.2950b.

Lot Essay

'The mule and rider being brought into poition, a light touch on a knob at the base causes the mule to kick and throw the rider over his head, when the coin is thrown from the rider's mouth into the receptacle below'

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