July Online Auction (Sale #279)

(Attributed to) Shepard Hardware "Leap-Frog" Mechanical

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Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $500

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Description

(Attributed to) Shepard Hardware ‘Leap-Frog’ Mechanical Cast Iron Bank

c.1890, Buffalo, New York, depicting two boys playing a game of leapfrog, place a coin in the slot atop the tree, set the standing boy behind the kneeling boy and pull the lever, the boy leapfrogs over the kneeling boy, hits a lever and the coin is released into the tree

Height: 4 7/8 inches, Width: 7 1/2 inches, Depth: 4 inches

Condition: Very Good, appears to have been painted; overall light wear consistent with normal use, minor paint loss, working when tested

Disclaimers: not checked for over paint or repainted areas

Category: Collectibles > Coin-Op

Estimated Sale Time: 1:48 pm CST

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Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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Condition: Very Good, appears to have been painted; overall light wear consistent with normal use, minor paint loss, working when tested

Dimensions: 4.875 x 7.5 x 4 in