Antique Cast Iron U.S. Mail Mailbox Still Bank, Green, 5"

A little cast iron coin bank shaped like a standing street mailbox, in green paint. LETTERS is cast across the top of the front and U S MAIL in a raised panel below it, with a slotted screw between the U and the S that holds the two halves together. The top has a hinged letter-drop flap with a small knob, and coins drop in through the slots behind it. The back is pierced with eleven round holes around a small square boss. It stands on four short legs. Banks like this were cast by American foundries such as A.C. Williams and Arcade in the 1920s and '30s.

Antique Cast Iron U.S. Mail Still Bank, painted cast iron. 5" tall. Paint worn through to dark iron along the edges, legs and seam, with rust-brown spots and chips on the top flap and the tray under it. Traces of gilt remain on the raised lettering. Light scratches on the back.

For a desk at the office, a child's bookshelf, or a stack of stamps and postcards by the door.

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