Kenton Hardware Original 1915 Cast Iron Woolworth Building Still Bank mechanical polar bear All of these signs of

All of these signs of age in this case I think only contribute to the wonderful aura of this lovely little painting

The box measures 6 1/4" long x 5 1/4" deep x 5 3/8" tall (the lid alone measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2")

I'd think a spice box--the space inside is not very large

bird itself is 3/4" thick

perhaps most of all the red star painted wheels

Kenton Hardware Original 1915 Cast Iron Woolworth Building Still Bank mechanical polar bear All of these signs ofIn 1915, when this bank was produced by Kenton Hardward Manufacturing Co, the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world. It had been completed just two years earlier, located at at 233 Broadway in lower Manhattan, designed by Cass Gilbett as the headquarters for F. W. Woolworth Co. So at the time it was produced, this gold painted cast iron bank would have been quite the current thing, marking the soaring achievement of 792 feet worth