Tammany Bank, a mechanical bank crafted c. 1875 that depicts Boss Tweed. Put a coin in Tweed’s hand and he slips it in his pocket. Someone should make these depicting each member of the 112th Congress. (Courtesy the New-York Historical Society.)

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    I don’t even watch the show, but my first thought on seeing the thumbnail was “What an odd little figurine of Ron...

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    I would almost hand over my firstborn pup for a Boss Tweed coin bank.

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    We have one of these at home! I used to put like, a million pennies in hand when I was little. He nods his head after he...

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