Black Caricature Bank
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Title
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Black Caricature Bank
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Description
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Castiron coin bank made to resemble a caricatured black man. His ears are noticeably cartoonish, and his lips are bright red and wide with white teeth. He has an arm outstretched which acts as a lever; when operated, the arm raises the hand to the mouth, causing the 'tongue'-plate to move out of the way and the eyes to roll forward. This hand is also hollowed out in the shape of a coin, suggesting that a coin placed in the hand would easily drop into the bank. The man wears what appears to be a red uniform coat, trimmed in white with three gold stripes on the lever arm. The back of the figure contains no branding, and there is a hole in the bottom of the bank.
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Extent
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11x14x12 (cm)
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Creator
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Koloniale Boekjes en Artefacten
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Is Format Of
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Collection of colonial booklets, memorabilia, etc. from around the world.
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Is Part Of
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The Black Archives
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Type
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Piggy Bank
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Subject
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Black Caricature
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Temporal Coverage
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Coat
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Date Created
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c.1880-1911?
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Coverage
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England
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Audience
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Willenhall
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Table Of Contents
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Caricature, Piggy bank
Object Collection
