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"Teddy and the Bear" Mechanical Coin Bank

Charles Mellon gave this mechanical coin bank to the Otoe County museum so that generations of children could continue to enjoy a hundred-year-old toy. Mechanical coin banks were a post-Civil War American invention, popular among Victorians because…

Tags: childhood, hunting, J.&E. Stevens Company, mechanical coin bank, Nebraska City History Harvest 2010, Otoe County Museum Collection, Teddy and the Bear, Theodore Roosevelt

Otoe County Museum – "Teddy and the Bear" Mechanical Coin Bank Demonstration

Phyllis Witte demonstrates the "Teddy and the Bear" mechanical coin bank in action to the History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

Tags: mechanical coin bank, mechanical toy, Nebraska City History Harvest 2010, Otoe County Museum Collection, Teddy and the Bear

Otoe County Museum – "Teddy and the Bear" Mechanical Coin Bank Interview

Phyllis Witte tells the "Teddy and the Bear" mechanical coin bank story to the History Harvest graduate student assistant Rob Voss. You can find this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.

Tags: interview, mechanical coin bank, mechanical toy, Nebraska City History Harvest 2010, Otoe County Museum Collection, Teddy and the Bear

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