Cast iron clown coin bank. This is what I believe to be a reproduction based on the original 1910 cast iron A.C. Williams Clown Bank that stands 6.25"tall x 2" deep. This charming figure is wearing a tall pointed hat and his suit is decorated in a typical circus clown fashion and holding a baton in his hands. The paint is overall still very vibrant and in very good vintage condition. The slot in the back is for coins. Perfect gift for the collector of coin banks, cast iron, circus memorabilia or clowns. Measures approx. 6" tall x 2.25" wide x 2" deep and weighs about 1 lb. 

{A bit about A.C. Williams Banks & Toys compiled by Fleur de Lis Antiques and Design: When A.C. Williams, Jr. bought his father’s business, the A.C. Williams Co., in 1886, it was a leading manufacturer of hardware items in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. After fires in 1889 and 1892 destroyed the Chagrin Falls operation, Williams decided to move the company to Ravenna, Ohio. It was soon after this move that a Detroit buyer suggested that the miniature product models carried by the company salesmen would make nice toys. This suggestion led to the beginning of the A.C. Williams Company’s venture into toy and bank manufacturing.

The expansion into toy production soon increased, making the company the largest toy and still bank manufacturer in the world, bringing them well-known chain store customers like Woolworth’s. The company’s production of still banks grew rapidly, including large numbers of character, animal, transportation, and building bank types. Production boomed until the beginning of World War II, when iron was needed for military consumption. After the war, the company continued to manufacture toys until 1977, although bank production was never resumed.}

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