-Kick Inn- mechanical bank by Melville E. Stoltz

-Kick Inn- mechanical bank c. 1920s

pigment, paper, wood

water colours

pigment

3d printed part

architecture mock-up

paper

traditional architecture

designed for kid

united-states

wood

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

prototype of a building

watercolor

historical building

"-Kick Inn-" is a whimsical mechanical bank designed by Melville E. Stoltz in the 1920s. The bank depicts a gray, wooden dog standing in front of a brightly colored house with a red roof. When a coin is inserted into the slot, the dog kicks the coin into the house's interior, activating the mechanism. The simple, childlike aesthetic of the bank reflects a popular style of the time. Today, this piece is an example of the craftsmanship and creativity that went into American toy making.