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| Title | "Bill E. Grin" mechanical bank |
| Artist | J. W. Schmitt ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s |
| Date | c. 1915 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment |
| Size: | 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (11.11 x 8.57 x 6.03 cm) |
| Creation Place: | United States |
| Culture: | United States |
| Style: | 20th century |
| Inscriptions: | Inscription and StickerOn shirt in front in relief: [BILL E GRIN] on bottom, on sticker: [#14-12 / "Bill E. Grin" / x69100 650 / 4405 / #15M] |
| Physical Description: | white colored bust of a man with big grin on his face; red tongue sticking out of mouth; eyebrows, lips, wrinkles, shirt button and outline of button strip in red; "Bill E Grin" in relief on shirt in front |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger |
| Accession Number: | 2003.236.9a,b |
| Artist: | J. Schmitt, American |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | American |
| Artist: | J. & E. Stevens Company |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
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| Added to Site: | March 1, 2009 |
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