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"Money-Eating Hippopotamus" mechanical bank

rectangular bank; metal folds secure together at short ends; caged hippopotamus whose face and backside can be seen on opposite long sides; a knob at the front slides a panel sticking the hippo's tongue out, trigger mechanism closes it; keyed door at right side

Date
c. 1950s
In our collection
since January the 5th, 2010 up to now
Dimensions
3 x 5 x 3 in. (7.62 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Steel, lithograph
Price
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Composition
oxygen28%
iron51%
copper13%
cadmium1%
atium1%
zinc6%