Hello all!! 2008 is going to be an incredible year for auctions!! It was a fantastic fall of cast iron collecting this year! If you are not on my email list yet, I suggest you get on it, you don’t want to miss out!! (Details below) THERE ARE 26 MORE ITEMS UP FOR SALE IN THIS AUCTION.  I have banks ranging in age from 1880’s to the 1950's. I generally collect but I have been having fun with these auctions so I’m picking up “extras” when I find them now & offering them to all you collectors out there on Ebay. I hit all the garage & estate sales, flea markets, antique shows & some Ebay treasures!!!! I have banks manufactured by all the major manufacturers. I also have branched out into some of my other cast iron interests, mainly doorstops & paperweights but I have some unexpected surprises as well. Always no reserve and starting at $.99 because I feel the quality the items will speak for themselves and get a fair price.If you would like, send me your email & I will add you to the list & notify you when I have an auction. I ONLY us this info to send you info on my Ebay auctions, absolutely nothing else.

Check out my other safe bank  up for auction now!

You are bidding on a 1882 Kyser & Rex Japanese Safe bank.THIS IS THE RARE VERSION WHICH IS POLYCHROME HIGHLIGHTED #1667 IN MOORE'S. Louis Kyser and Alfred C. Rex opened their company in 1879 in Frankfort, PA. They manufactured iron castings and hardware as well as banks. They were not the most prolific makers of banks but they were among the very best!! Sadly, the company closed their doors by 1898.

The bank is in great shape for it’s age, brown lacquer paint with traces of RED polychrome colored highlights, it has a nice, deep patina. Excellent detail in the metal, beautiful Victorian detail depicting Japanese life. A Dragon, birds,  Pagodas, and a sailboat on a pond. The detail is absolutely beautiful!  The locking mechanism is intact, works w/key!!!! This bank is in near MINT condition which is a rare find. There are no cracks, chips, breaks, repairs or damage of any kind. The seams are tight, even, the pieces align well.5 1/2” high x 4 5/8” wide. In Moore’s penny book #1667@ $300-400 in the 2008 edition! 

I suggest to the winner to print a copy of this auction, it will increase the resale value of your purchase tremendously having this information as a hard copy along with the bank. You are paying for this information, make use of it! Plus it’s fun to look back in 20 years and say I only paid $200 for that way back when. Most of the banks today selling for $200-$400 were $15-$50 in the mid 1970’s, big money when the reference guides I have were printed.

Please ask any and all questions before auction ends. No refunds for buyer’s remorse. Items are photographed and described accurately. YOU MUST CONTACT ME WITH IN THREE DAY'S OF AUCTION END OR I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE AUCTION & RE-LIST. I WILL LEAVE NEGATIVE FEED BACK. DON'T BID IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE AUCTION. I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW NON-PAYING BIDDERS, PLEASE DON'T BE ONE!!! Payment due in 10 days. International rates are extended. Shipped via USPS priority without insurance unless requested. Seller assumes no responsibility for a lost or damaged package. FYI: I always go to the USPS to mail the items so I always have a receipt/ proof that the items were mailed (don’t purchase insurance if you simply want proof of mailing, I will have it)  Bidder pays shipping. International, including Canada, email for air or surface quote. Payment by money order, PayPal, Ebay payments, check. I cheerfully combine items to reduce shipping. By placing a bid you agree to these terms. I have an email list that I send to people interested in my monthly auctions. If you would like to be on it send me your address. I only use this for Ebay auctions. PERIOD! Mechanical Bank Still Bank Registering Bank Money Box

Will combine, prefer it actually. It’s generally the same cost or a buck or two more depending on the weight. 

FYI: I always go to the USPS to mail the items so I always have a receipt/ proof that the items were mailed 

(don’t purchase insurance if you simply want proof of mailing, I will have it)