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I Always did 'Spise a Mule, Bench, Turns - Meyer, Griffith, May 1975, 581,533, Bucking Mule Bank, John M. Smyth Merchandise Co., 1917 adv, Adv, $, Photo, Photo, white-mule, Collectors' SHOWCASE, Jul/Aug 1982, SPIZE A MULE banks by Bill Norman, Sy - May 1986  Text,   
I Always did 'Spise a Mule, Jockey - Meyer,  Griffith, Apr. 1975, Photo, English, 214,615, Adv, $, Photo, Collectors' SHOWCASE, Jul/Aug 1982, SPIZE A MULE banks by Bill Norman, Sy - December 1985  Text, 
Ideal Bureau - Sy - January 2012  Text, 
Imperial Bank - Sy - November 2014  Text, 
Independence Hall - Meyer, D-8,655, Adv, $, Photo, 
Indian Chief Bank - Griffith, May, 1969, $,
Indian Shooting Bear Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1966,  Oct. 1966, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - October 1985  Text, Sy - Part II October 2014  Text,   
Indian Chief Bust - Sy - August 2003  Text
Indiana Paddle Wheeler Bank - Sy - December 2004  Text,  
Initiating First Degree Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Nov. 1952,  Jun. 1958, 232,699, $, Photo, 
Initiating Second Degree Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Jun. 1958, 232,699, Adv, $, Photo, 
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J. & E. Stevens Company
Jack Tar Bank, Sailor Money Box - Sy - February 2008  Text 
Japanese Automatic Calendar Bank - Sy - March 2013  Text
Japanese Ball Tosser - Sy - April 2000  Text
Jack in the Box Album Bank, only known example, wood/paper/cloth - $,
Jacobs, Elmer Rand - Hobbies Magazine, April 1933 Cover
Japanese Ball Tosser Bank - Griffith, Sep. 1973,  Jul. 1961,  Aug. 1963,  Dec. 1963, 387,469, $,
Jillette, Samuel H. - Springfield Republican Article,
Jip the Jumper, "The Dog That Barks" - Sy - January 2011  Text 
Jocko (little) Musical, tin - Meyer, Griffith, Apr. 1960,  Apr. 1961, Apr. 1967, $, Photo, Sy - August 1983  Text,
Joe Socco, Novelty Bank - Griffith, Nov. 1970, $, Sy - June 2010  Text,
Johannsen, John - 1953 Milwaukee Sentinel, Profile
Johannsen, John - 1955 Man with 800 Banks, Hobbies Article
Johannsen, John - Foreman's Club, Article,
John Bull, Gentleman Dog - Sy - December 2012  Text,
John Bull's Money Box Bank - Hertz,  Griffith, Sep. 1957,  May, 1957,  Dec. 1960, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - January 2002  Text,  
John Wright Co. - Reproduction banks, 1978 brochures & prices
Join the MBCA - MBCA Membership Application
Jolly Clown Bank - Griffith, May 1964
Jolly Joe Banks - Griffith, Jun.1973,  Mar. 1968,  Jul. 1968, $, Sy - November 1999  Text,  
Jolly N. Banks - Meyer,  Griffith, Jul. 1956,  May. 1971, Bill Norman-1982, 255,090, Adv Cut, Adv-1, Adv-2, Adv-Shepard, $, Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Sy - December 1983  Text, Sy - April 1995  Text,
Jolly N., aluminum - Meyer,  Griffith, May 1971, $,
Jolly N. Butterfly Tie - Meyer,  Griffith, Jun. 1971, $,
Jolly N. High Hat - Meyer,  Griffith, Jun. 1971, $,
Jolly N., Moves Ears - Meyer,  Griffith, May 1964,  May 1957, Sep. 1962, $,
Jolly N. (Starkies) Sonny Boy - Griffith, May 1964, $,
Jolly N. , Straw Hat - Hertz,  Meyer, $,
Jonah and The Whale Bank - 1949 TIME Magazine,  1970 Whiting,  Meyer,  Griffith, Feb. 1964, Bill Norman-1982, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - July 1986  Text, Sy - Type I II July 1994  Text,  
Jonah and The Whale, Pedestal - 1970 Whiting,  Meyer,  Griffith, May 1953,  Apr. 1976, 1978 - "Mechanical Bank News Report, $, Photo,  Sy - Type I II July 1994  Text,  
Jumbo Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Jan. 1962,  Dec. 1960,  Jul. 1967, Adv, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - December 1987  Text,  
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Katzenjammer, Mamma - Meyer,  Griffith, Dec. 1958,  Nov. 1965, $, Photo, 
Keene Registering - Meyer, 706,422, Adv, $,
Key, Combination - Griffith, Apr. 1968,  Nov. 1975, D-47,308, $, Photo, Sy - March 2007  Text,
Kicking Cow Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1953, June. 1962, $, Photo,
Kick Inn Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Mar. 1967,  Apr. 1967, 1,368,414, $, Sy - March 2002  Text,
Kiltie Bank - Griffith, Feb. 1956,  Apr. 1976, Adv, $, Sy - July 1996  Text,
King Aqua Bank - Sy - August 2005  Text,  
Kitten, Spring-Jawed - Sy - November 1989  Text,
Kneeling Chinese Beggar - Bellows - List, Bellows - Photo
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Laufer, Lisle J. - Wheelabrator Digest, 1951
Leap Frog Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Mar. 1964, Bill Norman-1982, Animated Photo, D-21,036, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - September 1990  Text,  
Lederer, Richard M, Jr. - Collectors Roundup - Oct. 1946,  Dec. 1946,  Mar. 1947,  Apr. 1947. 1950 IBM Magazine, Text from manuscripts & letters - 1940s,
Liberty Bell Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1971, 166,978, $,
Lighthouse Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Jul. 1973, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - October 1998  Text,  
Light of Asia Bank - Griffith, Oct. 1956,   Jan. 1962,  Jul. 1967, $, Photo, Sy - November 1991  Text,  
Liliput, Halls - Hertz,  Meyer,  Griffith, Nov. 1973,  Sep. 1951,  Feb. 1953,  Mar. 1959,  Jan. 1980, Adv, Royalty Agreement, $, $, $, Photo of 2, Photo of 3, Sy - May 1987  Text, Sy - Type II May 1987  Text, Sy - Type I II III May 1987  Text,  
Links to MBCA members and their web sites
Lion and Two Monkeys Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Mar. 1975,  Aug. 1959, 281,377, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - May 1987  Text,
Lion, British - Griffith, Dec. 1973, $, Photo, Sy - September 1998  Text,  
Lion Hunter Bank - Hertz,  Meyer,  Griffith, Feb. 1959, Animated Photo, D-41,696, $, Photo, Sy - July 1985  Text,
Lion Tamer Bank, (tin) - Sy - October 2006  Text,
Listing of Factory Made Banks - Griffith, Sep. 1953
Little High Hat Bank - Meyer,   Griffith, Nov. 1968
Little Jocco Bank -Griffith, Apr. 1960,  Aug. 1959,  Apr. 1961,  Apr. 1967, $, Photo, Sy - August 1983  Text,
Little Joe Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Dec. 1970,  Sep. 1971, Adv, $,
Little Moe Bank - Griffith, Aug. 1958,  Dec. 1951,  May 1961, Adv, $,
Locomotive, Safety - Meyer,  Griffith, Sep. 1960,  Sep. 1953, Jul. 1955, Dec. 1961, Feb. 1968, Adv,  $, Sy - January 1993  Text,
London Traffic Tower Bank - Sy - September 2009  Text,
Long, I. A. - Hobbies, October 1947, TV Broadcast Article
Long May it Wave Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Oct. 1962, $,
Lost Dog Bank - Meyer, Hertz, $, Photo,
Lucky Wheel Money Box Bank - Griffith, Nov. 1968, Adv, $,
Lux Clock - Is you is, or is you ain't my Mechanical bank?, 1993, Photo,
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Magic Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1972, 141,516, 174,569, Royalty Agreement, Adv, $, Animated Photo, Photo, Sy - April 2004  Text,  
Magician Bank - Meyer, Griffith, Jun. 1964,  Apr. 1976, 666,612, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - February 1985  Text,
Magic Safe Bank - Griffith, May 1969, Dec. 1971, $,
Magie Bank - Griffith, Jan. 1968, $, Sy - June 2003  Text,
Make a Wooden Mechanical Bank - Do it yourself, instructions
Mamma Katzenjammer Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Dec. 1958,  Nov. 1965, $, Photo, Sy - January 1984  Text, Sy - Ephemera April 1995  Text, Sy - Part II March 1997  Text,
Mammy and Child Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Sep. 1964, 306,775, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - January 1987  Text,  
Mandarin Bank, (tin) - Sy - March 2006  Text,
Man In The Chair - Bellows Photo
Martin, John & Jack - April 1946, FRIGIDAIRE BULLETIN
Mary Roebling Bank - Griffith, Feb. 1967, Quotes, Biography, $, Photo, 
Mason and Hot Carrier Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Jul. 1964, Bill Norman-1982, D-17,103, Adv, $, Photo, Sy -August 1984  Text,  
Maxwell, James S. - 1978 HOBBIES Ad., Banks Wanted, with prices paid
MBCA 1st Convention - F.H. Griffith, Jan. 1959
MBCA 2nd Convention - F.H. Griffith, Nov. 1959
MBCA 1971 Convention - Antique Trader Article
MBCA 1976 Convention - F.H. Griffith, Hobbies December 1976 Article
MBCA Membership Application - Join the MBCA pdf
McClinton, Katharine M. - Banks Excerpt from - Antiques of American Childhood, 1970
McMuray, Charles - Newspaper Clipping
McWilliams, H. B. - Los Angeles Times, Home Magazine, Sep. 25, 1949
Mechanical Bank Collectors Club of Rhode Island -
        Open Invitation and Correspondence - 1953-1954
Mechanical Bank Activity-1969 - F.H. Griffith, Jan. 1970
Mechanical Bank Activity-1970 - F.H. Griffith, Mar. 1971
Mechanical Bank Activity, Where to buy - F.H.Griffith, Jul. 1976
Mechanical Banks, A Survey - 1961 The Antiques Journal
Mechanical Banks, A Manuscript - 1958, by Mark Haber
Mechanical Bank Ramblings - Griffith, Jun. 1955,  Jul. 1961,  Sep. 1961,  Sep. 1962,  Oct. 1962,  Jun. 1963,  Jul. 1963,  Dec. 1963,  Aug. 1967,  Sep. 1967,  Mar. 1968,  Jul. 1968
Mechanical Bank Reseller Advertising - Scanned From Original Catalogs, 1876 to1936,
Mechanical Bank Patterns — August 1998  Text
Mechanical Bank Reproductions, Part I -Sy - Part I November 1993  Text, Sy - Part II December 1993  Text, Sy - Part III January 1994  Text,
Mechanical Banks - 1957 The Spinning Wheel, Article
Memorial Money Box Bank -Bellows,   Griffith, Aug. 1971, Trade Card, D-8,257, $, Photo, 
Merry-Go-Round Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Dec. 1951,  Aug. 1952, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - October 1991  Text,
Merry-Go-Round, semi-mechanical - Meyer, $, Photo,
Metropolitan Bank, still - Griffith, Sep. 1966
Meyer, John D. - 1950 Altoona Tribune, Article
Meyer, John D. - 1951 Price Guide
Meyer, John D. - 1952-1953 audio recordings where he tells the story of his acquisition of his Freedman and Baby Elephant banks.
Meyer, John D. - 1965 Altoona Tribune, Article
Meyer, John D. - Griffith, Nov. 1971
Meyer, John D. - 1952 HANDBOOK - Introduction Text,  Introduction Photos,  Bibliography,  List of Old Catalogs,  List of Collectors,  List of So-Called Banks,  Cross Index of Titles,  Index of Bank Pages, Brochure, 1947 Newspaper Article,  1966 Tyrone Daily Herald Article,
Mickey Mouse Bank - Griffith, Dec. 1969,  Jan. 1979,  Jan. 1981. $, $, Sy - August 1991  Text,
Mikado Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Feb. 1952,  Jan. 1970, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - December 1996  Text,
Milking Cow Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1953, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - August 1987  Text,  
Miller, Henry W. - 1950 Appraisals
Miller, Henry W. - 1950's list of banks for sale with prices
Miller, Henry W. - 1951 advertising card with testimonial by Richard M. Lederer Jr.
Miller, Henry W. - 1951 listing of banks bought and sold, $5000 for a Bank
Miller, Henry W. - 1952 Price Guide including gradations of prominent authors
Miller, Henry W. - Daily Argus Article
Minstrel Bank, German, tin - Meyer,  Griffith, Oct. 1979, $, Sy - October 2000  Text, Sy - Paty II November 2009  Text,
Minstrel, Cross Legged - Meyer,  Griffith, Dec. 1965,  Nov. 1960, $,
Minstrel Man - Photo, 
Miser Purse Bank - Bellows - Photo,  Hertz,
Model Savings Bank - Sy - February 2007  Text,
Modern Mechanical Banks - Griffith, Nov. 1969,  Mar. 1968
Modern Mechanix Magazine - 1937 Article
Money Box - 1903 Bedtime Story
Monkey and Coconut Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, May, 1963,  Dec. 1953,  Aug. 1959, Emma Stiles, 337,125, $, Photo, Sy - April 1990  Text,
Monkey and Parrot Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Nov. 1961,  Aug. 1959,  Mar. 1969, $, Sy - August 2007  Text,
Monkey Bank - Griffith, Jul. 1980, Adv-1, Adv-2, $, Photo, Sy - November 1992  Text, Sy - November 1992  Text,
Monkey, Coin in Stomach - Meyer,  Griffith, Apr. 1958,  Aug. 1959,  Jul. 1960, D-13,400, $, Photo, Sy - August 1993  Text,
Monkey with Tray Bank - Griffith, Dec. 1965,  Apr. 1958,  Aug. 1959, $, Sy - July 2010  Text,  
Moody and Sanky - Hertz,  Haber,  Meyer, 
Moon Face - Meyer, 425,401,
Mosler, Edwin H., Bank Sale - Sy - August 1982  Text,
Mosler Collects Mechanical Banks - Griffith, Jun. 1959,  Jun. 1982
Mosler, Edwin H. - New York Times, 1966 Article
Mosler, Edwin H. - Making a Game of Moneysaving, 1977 Article
Mosler, Edwin H. - 1982 Sale of Collection by Donal Markey
1982 Edwin H. Mosler, Jr. - Collection Sold, Antique Toy World pages
Mosque Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Mar. 1970,  Jul. 1952, $, Photo, Sy - September 1995  Text,
Mother Hubbard Bank - Sy - September 2005  Text,
Motor Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Dec. 1952,   Oct. 1956, 402,351, $, Photo, Sy - August 1995  Text,
Mottoes, Bank with -  $, Photo, Sy - December 2002  Text,
Mule, Bucking, Miniature - Meyer,  Griffith, Apr. 1963, Adv Cut, $, Photo, Sy - December 2002  Text,
Mule Entering Barn Bank - Meyer, Griffith, Oct. 1972, 223,293, Adv, Royalty Agreement, $, Photo, Sy -June 1987  Text,
Mule, Spring-Jawed - Sy - February 1991  Text,
Multiplying Bank - 1884,  J. & E. Stevens Co. - Multiplying Bank Royalty Agreement, Meyer,  Griffith, Sep. 1956,  Apr. 1961, $, Photo, Sy - July 2001  Text,
Museum of Childhood - Patrick Murray, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 29, 1964, October 11, 1964,  
Musical Church, Silent Night -Sy - February 1997  Text,
Musical Savings Banks - Meyer,  Griffith, May 1966, Jan. 1967, $, Sy - April 2011  Text,  
Music Bank, tin - Griffith, Oct. 1983,  Dec. 1963, $,
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National Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Nov. 1962,  Sep. 1953, 141,516, Patent Drawing, Royalty Agreement, $, Photo, Sy - July 2006  Text,
Native and Crocodile Bank - Sy -  March 2005  Text,
Negro Bust Bank - Griffith, Aug.1964
New Bank - Meyer,   Griffith, Sep. 1966,  Jun. 1956,  Jan. 1958,  May 1960, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - March 1996  Text,
New Creedmoor Bank - Griffith, Jun. 1976, 196,870, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - December 2000  Text,
News about this MBCA Web Site
New York Sun -  Dr. Arthur E. Corby, 1938 Article
New York Sun -  Franklin Society for Savings, April 17, 1946, New York Sun Article
New York Times - 1950 Article
Nickel Savings Bank - Photo, 
Nodding Clown Bank - Sy - June 2013  Text,  
Nodding Dog Bank (tin) - Sy - October 2005  Text,
Norman, Bill, Bank Book Review - Sy - June 1985  Text,
Norman, Bill - Mechanical Bank Collection — was sold in 1991.
                           Antique Toy World - Preview — September, 1991 
                           Antiques and The Arts Weekly — September 20, 1991 
                           Antiques and The Arts Weekly — October 4, 1991
                           Maine Antique Digest — November 1991
                         Antique Toy World — November 1991
North Pole Bank - Hertz,  Haber,  Meyer,  Griffith, Jul. 1954,  Oct. 1955  Jan. 1956,  Apr. 1958,  Feb. 1960,  Sherwood, 1938, 965,843, $, Sy - February 1995  Text, North Pole and Billy Goat banks, PLAYTHINGS, May 1910,
Novelty Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Apr. 1982,  May 1960,  Patent Drawing, 144,106, 144,106-Reissue, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - February 1987  Text,
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Octagonal Fort Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1954, $, Photo, Sy - February 1987  Text,
Official Price Guide to Mechanical Banks - Sy - Book Review December 2007  Text,
Old Mill Savings Bank - The Youth's Companion -July 1886 Adv.,
Old Woman in the Shoe Bank - Meyer,  Griffith, Mar. 1953, 289,140, $, Sy - November 1998  Text,
Old Women With Broom Bank (tin) - Sy- April 2007  Text,
One Cent Adding - $, 1cPhoto-1, 1cPhoto-2,
Organ Bank, Boy and Girl - Hertz,  Griffith, Feb. 1973,   Feb. 1958, 259,403, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - February 1986  Text, 
Organ Bank, Cat and Dog - Meyer,  Griffith, Feb. 1975, Feb. 1958, 259,403, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - October 1984  Text,
Organ Grinder and Performing Bear - Meyer,  Griffith, Feb. 1958, 259,403, Adv-1, Adv-2, $, Photo, Sy - August 1986  Text, Sy - Part II July 1990  Text,
Organ, medium - 242,139, Adv, $, Photo, Sy - January 1988  Text,
Organ, miniature -Meyer, Griffith, Jun. 1979,  Apr. 1967,  Feb. 1958, 242,139, Adv, 1892 Adv. Dago Organ Bank, $, Photo, Sy - September 1985  Text, 
Originals and Recasts - Griffith, Sep. 1954
Owl, Blinky - Meyer, Griffith, Nov. 1955, 
Owl, Slot in Head/Book - Meyer,  Griffith, Aug. 1974, 1927 - Butler Brothers Adv.  1936 - H. H Tammen Co. Adv,  $, Photo, Sy - January 1990  Text, Sy - April 1989  Text ,
Owl, Turns Head - Meyer,  Griffith, Sep. 1982, Animated Photo, 232,628, Adv, $, Photo, Pattern, Sy - August 1994  Text,
 

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