Coin bank in the form of a caricatured boy

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A mechanical coin bank in the form of a bust and arm of a caricatured boy. The boy has yellow eyes and red lips, white teeth and a wide open mouth. He is wearing a red jacket with white trim and a blue bow tie. His jacket has three (3) chevrons on the right sleeve and a yellow cuff. Only the front of the jacket is painted. A lever is located on the back of the boy's proper left arm. The palm of his right hand is a flat semicircle, to fit a coin. When the lever is pressed, the right arm raises, his tongue depresses, his eyes close, and his ears rotate backwards. There is a round hole located in the bottom of the bank. White sticker with writing in blue ink on the bottom that reads [$60].

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