Featured Unusual Small Penny Bank HELP!!

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  1. Ranger Rick

    Ranger Rick Well-Known Member

    Anyone ever seen this small penny bank before? Its only about 2 ¾ inches long and 2 ½ tall. It looks to have the original paint. I can’t appear to find it in the penny bank book? Any help would be great!
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    Ranger Rick, Jun 20, 2023
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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

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  3. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Certainly beats that charming carved black figure all to hell in the caricature dept ! Oy !
     
    johnnycb09, Jun 20, 2023
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  4. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  5. Kronos

    Kronos Well-Known Member

    $20.48 (2008)
     
    Kronos, Jun 20, 2023
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I wonder who thought this was a good idea.......?
     
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  7. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    See the links provided
     
    Boland, Jun 21, 2023
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  8. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Likely, many folks...at that time in our history.
     
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  9. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    One of the most primitive cast iron penny/razor banks i've ever seen.
     
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  10. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Classic Jim Crow era representation of a little 'tar baby'(their slang-not mine !) hugging a watermelon-you'd see similar images in adverts,trade cards,common in the US.This was during a time when the lynchings of blacks were fairly commonplace-so this kind of caricature was considered cute & humorous.
    One of the most classic bits of marketing back then was for a tobacco brand named 'Ni**er Hair Tobacco'.
     
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  11. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Agreed. A little odd and disturbing
     
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  12. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    And they are still turning out these racist things in China and pretending they are antiques here to buy online or in person. I saw a doc about how they make them look old and then export them.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The Chinese will make anything that sells, so this must be an item that sells.:( And they churn out "antiques" like there is no tomorrow.
     
    Any Jewelry, Jun 22, 2023
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