The Richard C. Stevens Collection May 22, 2010 - RSL Auction ...
The Richard C. Stevens Collection May 22, 2010 - RSL Auction ...
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Lot 312 <strong>The</strong> Turtle Bank<br />
Made by Kilgore Mfg. Co.<br />
Westerville, Ohio – Circa 1930<br />
Kilgore affectionately named<br />
this little bank “Pokey the Turtle”.<br />
However for Steve Steckbeck,<br />
it was the Holy Grail of all<br />
mechanical banks. <strong>The</strong>re was a<br />
fl aw in the design of “Pokey” and<br />
consequently, it has been conjectured<br />
that production of this bank was<br />
suspended permanently.<br />
This theory would explain the<br />
extreme scarcity of the Turtle Bank.<br />
Only nine specimens are<br />
known to exist.<br />
Material: Cast Iron<br />
Condition: Near Mint<br />
Provenance: Gertrude Hegarty<br />
<strong>Collection</strong>, Stan Sax <strong>Collection</strong>,<br />
Dick <strong>Stevens</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
Estimate: $50,000 - $75,000<br />
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