Description:"Football" mechanical bank c.1900. Cast iron bank by John Harper LTD. (unmarked) has "Football Bank" titling raised on the base. Retains the majority of the original multi-colored surface which a touch of light loss/rust throughout and remains functional to a degree (leg of the upright player able to "kick" coin into the receptible when manually pulled back and released). Seldom offered 19th century children's toy with relation to the European football game which gave rise to its American counterpart: EX