Antique, cast iron, Billiken coin bank by A.C. Williams. Patent No. 39602. The good luck charm has a gold wash and remnants of a red head which is much brighter with the flash than without as the color has darkened with time. Billiken is a good luck figure created in 1908 by Florence Prenz. The bank was made between 1909-1912. It is also the mascot for Saint Louis University. Approximate measurements shown in photos. The bank is in great pre-owned, antique condition.
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