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"'I Always Did 'Spise a Mule,' Jockey" mechanical bank

"'I Always Did 'Spise a Mule,' Jockey" mechanical bank

"'I Always Did 'Spise a Mule,' Jockey" mechanical bank

1879

Medium: Iron, pigment
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 3 13/16 in. (20.96 x 26.04 x 9.68 cm)
Genre: Dolls, toys and games
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Clown on Globe mechanical bank

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"Reclining Chinaman" mechanical bank

"Reclining Chinaman" mechanical bank

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Bull Dog Bank mechanical bank

Bull Dog Bank mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1880

Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing mechanical bank

Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1891

"I Always Did 'Spise a Mule, Boy Seated on Bench" mechanical bank

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Elephant and Three Clowns on Tub mechanical bank

Elephant and Three Clowns on Tub mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1882

"Paddy and the Pig" mechanical bank

"Paddy and the Pig" mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1882

Frog Bank (or Two Frogs) mechanical bank

Frog Bank (or Two Frogs) mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1882

Owl, Turns Head mechanical bank

Owl, Turns Head mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1880

"Darktown Battery" or "Baseball Bank" mechanical bank

"Darktown Battery" or "Baseball Bank" mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1888

Creedmoor mechanical bank

Creedmoor mechanical bank

James H. Bowen, 1877

"'I Always Did 'Spise a Mule,' Jockey" mechanical bank by James H. Bowen — VisualArtsDB