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| Title | "Giant in Tower" mechanical bank |
| Artist | John Harper & Company, Ltd. |
| Date | c. 1892 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment |
| Size: | 9 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (23.5 x 8.57 x 8.57 cm) |
| Style: | 19th century |
| Inscriptions: | Inscription and Stickeron back on giant, engraved: [Rd No / 1968 11] on bottom, on sticker: [102 G / 34 O.C. / giant in Tower / 834700 804700 / N / 827500] |
| Physical Description: | red brick tower with yellow arched door and windows on front side; two arched windows on the back; giant with baton in hand on roof of tower |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger |
| Accession Number: | 2003.236.64 |
| Artist: | John Harper & Company, Ltd., Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, 1790-1980s |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: | English |
| Life Dates: | Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, 1790-1980s |
| Added to Site: | March 1, 2009 |
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