G80 Weekly General Auction Monday
Lot 83:
Description
This is an unmarked contemporary reproduction of a vintage-style mechanical coin bank featuring the character Popeye the Sailor. The piece is manufactured from hand-painted cast iron and depicts Popeye in a boxing pose, complete with red gloves and his traditional sailor’s uniform. The mechanism consists of a punching bag mounted on a flexible metal wire, designed for manual spring action. The two-tone rectangular base features a removable bottom plate secured by a screw for coin retrieval. No original packaging is present.