Mechanical money box
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Paint
Measurements
160 x 70 mm; 245 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551988
Summary
Painted cast ferrous mechanical metal money box with moving parts depicting a fallen jockey and a bucking horse. The horse is painted brown with red reins, the jockey is wearing orange and blue and has a white face, black hair, a red cap and is holding a crop. The base is painted green and holds the money box. The horse is on its front legs, resting on a pivot, it then swings around, tipping the jockey over, which drops the coin into the base.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
(on base) 'I ALWAYS DID DESPISE MULES'