The Richard C. Stevens Collection May 22, 2010 - RSL Auction ...

Lot 244 Elephant Howdah (Man Pops Out)
Made by Enterprise Mfg. Co.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Circa 1884
Material: Cast Iron
Condition: Fine, blue on howdah is an old repaint
Estimate: $450 -$650
Lot 246 Elephant Moves Trunk, Large
Manufactured by A. C. Williams Ravenna, Ohio – Circa 1905
Drop a coin in the howdah and the elephant’s trunk moves.
Material: Cast Iron Condition: Pristine Plus Estimate: $300 - $500
Lot 245 Elephant Howdah, Pull Tail
Made by Hubley Manufacturing Company
Lancaster, Pennsylvania – Circa 1935
Place a coin in the trunk, pull the tail and it is deposited
into the howdah. Scarce in grey paint.
Material: Cast Iron Condition: Very Fine Estimate: $500 - $700
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Lot 243 Eagle and Eaglets Bank
Green Base Color Variation
Made by the J. & E. Stevens Company
Cromwell, Connecticut – Circa 1883
Stevens originally marketed this politically
themed bank as “The American Eagle Bank”.
It depicts a mother feeding her young,
defenseless chicks. Place a coin in the eagle’s
beak, depress the lever and she leans forward,
spreading her majestic wings, and appears to
feed her babies. However, there is no worm,
just a shiny coin to content them.
Internal bellows simulate a chirping
sound simultaneously.
Material: Cast Iron
Condition: Pristine
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500
Lot 247 Elephant and Three Stars
Unknown Manufacturer Appears in a jobbers catalog dated 1884
Material: Cast Iron Condition: Fine Estimate: $450 - $650