Mechanical money box
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Paint
Measurements
185 x 95 mm; 160 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551995
Summary
Painted cast ferrous metal mechanical money box with moving parts depicting magician holding a top hat and standing on a stepped stage doing a trick. The magician is painted black, the stage is blue at the front with green steps and top, the table is brown and the hat is black. The coin goes on the table and when the catch is released the magician drops the hat on top of the coin which drops through a hatch into base.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
(on front) 'MAGICIAN BANK'