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I Always Did 'Spise a Mule Mechanical Bank

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Banks, Registers & Vending Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
I Always Did 'Spise a Mule Mechanical Bank
"I Always Did 'Spise a Mule" mechanical bank, marked with the April 27, 1897 patent date, features the jockey on a bench in front of the mule with the bottom notation "PATd APR 22d 1879 & PENDG," variation in hole pattern on the basewhen comparing with the later Stevens version, base is 10 1/8" long, 3" wide, 6" tall, 80% original paint, never retouched, "Always Did Spise A Mule" clearly embossed under horse and Jockey, .