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ELEPHANT & THREE CLOWNS MECHANICAL BANK J & E Steve

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ELEPHANT & THREE CLOWNS MECHANICAL BANK
J & E Stevens Co., designed by James H
Bowen, patented 8/28/1883
Place the coin between the rings held by the acrobat
Move the ball on the feet of the other acrobat, and the elephant will strike the coin with his trunk, which will cause it to fall into the receptacle below
At the same time the clown on the elephant will face about
Some overpaint to base, blanket & figure, repair to trunk(Very Good Condition)

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