American Kyser & Rex Painted Cast Iron Zoo Bank Mechanical Bank p2327 1885-present) | Founder: René-Jules Lalique

1885-present) | Founder: René-Jules Lalique (French

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American Kyser & Rex Painted Cast Iron Zoo Bank Mechanical Bank p2327 1885-present) | Founder: René-Jules LaliqueDETAILS An antique painted cast iron mechanical coin bank. When the monkey in the top window of the barn is pressed the red barn doors open to expose two other animals. COLOR(S) Red, green PLACE OF ORIGIN United States PATTERN MODEL Zoo Bank MAKER Kyser & Rex Company (Philadelphia Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1879 99) Founders: Louis Kyser and Alfred C. Rex MARKS Stamped (back): Zoo Bank Press the Monkey 134 PERIOD Late 19th century DATE