Z & K Antiques - A High-end Quality Antique Dealer

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Z & K Antiques - 

A High-end Quality Antique Dealer

Please click here to visit this fine American store

Their Mission Statement

Welcome to Z & K Antiques. 

"Our mission is to present for sale the finest early American antiques and Americana we can locate. Here, you will find original paint decorated country primitives, mechanical banks and other early toys, antique advertising, antique cobalt decorated stoneware, folk art, unusual patriotic pieces of Americana, and much more. Please peruse our offerings and don't hesitate to contact us with further questions. We stand behind everything we sell and guarantee complete customer satisfaction."

Antiques For Sale:

Early American Country Primitives ,Folk Art, Textiles, Unusual Americana, Pottery, 

Stoneware, Cast Iron Mechanical Banks and Antique Toys.

Description

Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Leap Frog Mechanical Bank

Shepard Hardware Company, Buffalo NY

Circa 1891: Shepard Hardware Company’s Leap Frog mechanical bank illustrates the centuries old children's game and depicts two youths playing leapfrog next to the fence in their yard. To operate the bank, one puts a coin into the slot on top of the tree and clicks the button on the rear of the bank. This releases the boy in the yellow shirt who flies over his companion and hits the tree's lever on the way past it, sending the coin into the bank. This bank is missing its trap but is completely original with all original paint and no touch-ups, chips, cracks, repairs, or replacements. This great antique mechanical bank designed by Charles G. Shehard and Peter Adams Jr. retains approximately 80% of its all original paint, works very well, and is sure to delight its new owner.

When looking to buy such a toy, always be aware that these types of toys have been reproduced. Z & K sells only originals, and their guaranteed return policy assures the buyer that this is an authentic antique mechanical bank toy.

These mechanical bank toys all have a name to them. In this case, the toy is titled:

"Leap Frog Bank". When you do a search on the Internet, you can type in the words "Leap Frog Mechanical Bank" to  narrow your search and to get better results.

Most sellers of these mechanical banks do not illustrate how the bank works, but leave a written description. In this case, Z & K Antiques have presented 2 photographs to show you how this toy operates. With the written description (at the beginning of this post) as to how the toy operates, you get a much better understanding as to ho this toy moves. Moreover, the photos show you that this toy actually works!

What makes Z & K stand out is the attention that they give to presenting their merchandise.

Their description is well-researched, and there even is an explanation as to how this toy functions. 

Of course, it's their excellent photography that presents this antique toy in its' best manner!