Antique Mechanical Toys Presentation

Richard Donohue, President of the Cromwell, Connecticut Historical Society, will present “Antique Mechanical Toys”, focusing on iron banks created by the J&E Stephens Company in Cromwell in the late 1800’s. The banks were enjoyable toys for children as well as a way to teach them how to save those very important pennies. These banks are still very popular today, not so much as toys but for their collectable value. Depending on their theme and scarcity, they can run into the thousands of dollars at auction. This event is sponsored by the Newtown Historical Society and C.H. Booth Library, and free to the public.