Lot Essay
Four versions of this rare mechanical bank exist, each with a variation to Mickey's pose on the front.
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MICKEY MOUSE
A rare early 1930s German lithographed tinplate mechanical bank, made by Saalheimer & Strauss, the front showing Mickey with his hands clasped, with lever action eyes and extending tongue operated by pressing Mickey's right ear, the reverse decorated with an image of Mickey operating a camera and the verse If you only pull my ear/You will see my tongue appear/Place a coin upon my tongue/Save your money while you're young., the side printed The Ideal Films Ltd. All rights reserved. Registered No.508041 - 7in. (17.8cm.) high
A rare early 1930s German lithographed tinplate mechanical bank, made by Saalheimer & Strauss, the front showing Mickey with his hands clasped, with lever action eyes and extending tongue operated by pressing Mickey's right ear, the reverse decorated with an image of Mickey operating a camera and the verse If you only pull my ear/You will see my tongue appear/Place a coin upon my tongue/Save your money while you're young., the side printed The Ideal Films Ltd. All rights reserved. Registered No.508041 - 7in. (17.8cm.) high
Literature
NORMAN Bill The Bank Book Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, Texas, 1984, p.125 (illus.)