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Offline betty

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cast iron airplane bank...
« on: September 30, 2008, 11:17:28 AM »
i have never heard of them till now.....


yesturday my friend "guppy" dont ask, was a nickname we gave him in school. anyways, he brought over this cast iron airplane bank that says "racing ace" on it. its cool bank but i have never seen one before or even heard of them, he knew that it was cast iron and said he contemplated taking it to the scrap yard or giving it to me. but he knew my love for airplanes so he decided to give it to me. i googled it and discovered this thing is worth 60.00 as far as i could find so far. he now wants it back but i wont let him lol.




im thinkin the plane kinda looks like a jug ;)
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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2008, 11:27:28 AM »
It looks very cool!
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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 11:28:01 AM »
Quote from: betty on September 30, 2008, 11:17:28 AM
i have never heard of them till now.....


yesturday my friend "guppy" dont ask, was a nickname we gave him in school. anyways, he brought over this cast iron airplane bank that says "racing ace" on it. its cool bank but i have never seen one before or even heard of them, he knew that it was cast iron and said he contemplated taking it to the scrap yard or giving it to me. but he knew my love for airplanes so he decided to give it to me. i googled it and discovered this thing is worth 60.00 as far as i could find so far. he now wants it back but i wont let him lol.


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im thinkin the plane kinda looks like a jug ;)

That actually looks a little like a Gee-Bee sportster from the '30s, Betty.

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Offline Maverick

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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 11:28:15 AM »
The plane is loosely modeled after the GB racer, hence the racing on the box. Nice bank BTW.
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Offline Mickey1992

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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2008, 11:34:53 AM »
$60?  I found 5 banks for auction, including the Racing Ace, with a reserve of $25 and it got no bid.

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-CastIron-Banks-TrickPony-Racing-Ace-Golfer-more_W0QQitemZ220267728795QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220267728795&_trkparms=72%3A1018|39%3A1|66%3A1|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Offline betty

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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2008, 11:57:57 AM »
here is where i got my info from...


http://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-AIRPLANE-RACING-MECHANICAL-BANK-CAST-IRON-BANKS_W0QQitemZ200250086923QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116


regardless its cool lil bank...heavier than hell but cool. i just wanted to share it wit yall :)
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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2008, 01:08:41 PM »
does the bank do anything when you put money in it?
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2008, 01:19:41 PM »
Quote from: john9001 on September 30, 2008, 01:08:41 PM
does the bank do anything when you put money in it?
Like most banks, it makes risky mortgage loans.
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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2008, 02:24:02 PM »
Quote from: john9001 on September 30, 2008, 01:08:41 PM
does the bank do anything when you put money in it?


actually if u look just behind the plane in the pic u'll see a little lever thingy, u pull the plane back till it clicks, then u put coins in front of it and release the lever and the plane shoots the coin into the "finish" slot in front of the plane. kids had a blast with it last night :)
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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2008, 10:31:13 PM »
Quote from: betty on September 30, 2008, 02:24:02 PM
actually if u look just behind the plane in the pic u'll see a little lever thingy, u pull the plane back till it clicks, then u put coins in front of it and release the lever and the plane shoots the coin into the "finish" slot in front of the plane. kids had a blast with it last night :)

Made of cast iron. Sounds like a good torture device for the kids when their bad.  :D
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2008, 11:12:12 PM »
What's wrong with Guppy? :)

Nice find with the bank btw.
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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2008, 01:03:06 AM »
Quote from: betty on September 30, 2008, 11:17:28 AM
im thinkin the plane kinda looks like a jug ;)

Its the GeeBee, one of the greatest and worst racing aircraft ever

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Re: cast iron airplane bank...
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2008, 02:34:06 AM »
Quote from: Fulmar on September 30, 2008, 01:19:41 PM
Like most banks, it makes risky mortgage loans.

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