Uncle Sam Mechanical Bank Iron Toy Savings Ad SR.B.us Eagle Victorian Trade Card For Sale

Great Classic! - circa 1886 - Uncle Sam Toy Savings Bank Card - Antique Trade Card
\"... certainly one of the best Uncle Sam trade cards.... doesn\'t turn up in superior condition too often....\" - From: Mechanical Bank Trade Cards, by Bruce Roberts Wonderful Display Condition - faint long corner crease - Approx. 3 x 5.25 inches - Please study scans.Hard-to-see crease: Corner behind Sam\'s hat ; reverse on lower left crease runs through \"H\" of \"Hamilton\"AGENT IMPRINT: Hamilton & Mathews, Rochester, New York / Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo NY
circa 140 Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Household and Toy -related Business Advertising Card
+ Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. See More of the BEST 19th Century Cards Click Here: (( MORE GREAT CARDS ))\"Uncle Sam\" cast iron mechanical piggy bank,originally patented and manufactured by the Shepard Hardware Company of Buffalo, New York, in 1886.Design and MechanismThe card illustrates both the patriotic styling and the actual physical functionality of the coin bank:

• The Figure: Uncle Sam stands in his iconic top hat, blue tailcoat, and red-and-white striped trousers on a decorative base labeled\"Uncle Sam Bank\".
• The Action: When a user places a coin in his extended right hand and presses the lever located on the stage behind his left foot, his hand drops to deposit the coin.
• The Satchel: Simultaneously, the patterned \"U.S.\" carpet bag at his feet automatically opens to receive and store the coin safely inside the base.

Historical CollectingProduced by The Courier Lithographing Company, these late-19th-century trade cards were distributed by hardware stores to advertise newly commercialized moving toys. Today, both the original trade cards and the functional cast iron mechanical banks are highly sought-after American folk art collectibles.NOTE: More amazing Mechanical Bank Cards to be listed... From the Legendary Steve Rotman Collection.Steve Rotman assembled one of the most substantial card collections in the world.
His interests ran from Bubble Gum Sports Cards to ultra-rare 19th Century Clipper Ship Cards.The Dave Cheadle Card Store will be handling the sale of Steve Rotman\'s Trade Cards on ebay.
All cards from the Steve Rotman collection will include in the Item Title an \"SR\" inventory number.
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Size: -- see ruler in the scans. All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original
After approx. 50 years of collecting, I\'m thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable
to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I\'ve published, including My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped establish the name for the ebay category and
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