WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – The James A. Rocheleau collection of superior-quality still and mechanical banks will headline RSL Auction’s Saturday/Sunday March 18-19 auction at the […]

By David Weingarten In a way, this is a story about a cast iron Masonic Temple bank I didn’t buy from Donal Markey (despite my […]

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – Three top-notch collections with prestigious provenance will headline RSL Auction’s Oct. 14-15 auction of still banks, together with select additional clockwork, […]

VINELAND, NJ – In the week leading up to Bertoia Auctions’ October 3 slae of the Clive Devenish antique bank collection, part 1, all eyes […]

Few knew of the respected dealer’s ‘private reserve’ containing immaculate banks with provenance from the earliest, most revered collections, some dating back to the 1930s […]

Mysterious vintage toy bank launches fantastic journey BY RAYMOND R. REINES I WOULD HAVE NEVER thought the die cast toy bank my friend handed me […]

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – The prestigious William and Elaine Werbell antique toy and bank collection will step into the auction spotlight on July 11 and […]

500+ lots include tremendously rare antique mechanical banks, including a J.&E. Stevens bank estimated at $200K-$300K VINELAND, N.J. – In describing what awaits bidders on […]

VINELAND, NJ – “During the cataloging, it wasn’t at all uncommon for me to write the words ‘best known example’ or ‘one of very few […]

FAIRFIELD, ME – NOVEMBER 7, 2014. For over 45 years, auction veterans James D. Julia, Inc. have consistently presented quality offerings of fresh-to-the-market, top shelf […]

BY SY SCHRECKINGER NEWLY-DISCOVERED variations of popular mechanical banks never fail to generate excitement and discussion amongst devotees of these collectibles. Such was the case […]

BY RAYMOND REINES “I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieve the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on […]

BY SY SCHRECKINGER NO SINGLE CATEGORY of items manufactured both in this country and abroad can compete with the mechanical bank for diversity and vivid […]

VINELAND, NJ – Bertoia’s will be auctioning the spectacular antique toys and banks of distinguished Washington attorney and longtime collector/scholar Max Berry. The first of […]

BY SY SCHRECKINGER IT IS ALWAYS interesting as well as exciting to learn of the existence of, heretofore, unseen and unknown examples of mechanical banks. […]