Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 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.
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_3f4725b95310446890252826d6003270.jpg)
im thinkin the plane kinda looks like a jug ;)
-
It looks very cool!
-
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.
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_3f4725b95310446890252826d6003270.jpg)
im thinkin the plane kinda looks like a jug ;)
That actually looks a little like a Gee-Bee sportster from the '30s, Betty.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Gee_Bee_R-1.jpg)
-
The plane is loosely modeled after the GB racer, hence the racing on the box. Nice bank BTW.
-
$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
-
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 (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 :)
-
does the bank do anything when you put money in it?
-
does the bank do anything when you put money in it?
Like most banks, it makes risky mortgage loans.
-
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 :)
-
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
-
What's wrong with Guppy? :)
Nice find with the bank btw.
-
im thinkin the plane kinda looks like a jug ;)
Its the GeeBee, one of the greatest and worst racing aircraft ever
(http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4515/Geebee3.jpg)
-
Like most banks, it makes risky mortgage loans.
:aok