A POLYCHROME-PAINTED CAST-IRON BANK
A POLYCHROME-PAINTED CAST-IRON BANK

MANUFACTURED BY J. & E. STEVENS COMPANY, CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT; PATENTED BY C. C. JOHNSON, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1872 AND 1873

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A POLYCHROME-PAINTED CAST-IRON BANK
Manufactured by J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut; patented by C. C. Johnson, Somerville, Massachusetts, 1872 and 1873
The mansard roof with two chimneys and dormer windows above a square case, the sides with pierced arched windows and the front with pierced door marked NOVELTY BANK opening to an interior fitted with interior grillwork, counter and bank teller, on a conforming base, all painted in red and yellow with blue detailing, the reverse marked PATD JUNE 23 1872 and PATD OCT 28 1873
6¾in. high, 4¾in. wide, 4¾in. deep

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