Mechanical Coin Bank Restoration

Restoration of a antique mechanical coin bank from around the period 1877-1920’s. It’s a French soldier who shoot your coins down into the old hollow tree trunk.

It is in really bad shape. The wood it is mounted on are rotten and full of mold and the pewter base are broken in many pieces. The trigger mechanics inside the figure are also broken so I needed to fix that.

THE RESTORATION PROCESS
I disassembled the coin bank and sandblasted the base and the big old tree. Then I repaired the pewter base. The plate where the hunter stands. I had to glue the pieces together with solder before I could cast the missing pewter. I gave it a nice layer of metal primer and hand painted it two times.

I also disabled the hunter, but I had to use drill and screw extractor to get 5 of the screws out. I replaced these 5 screws with new ones. I gave him a nice sandblasting and a layer of metal primer and hand painted him two times as well. I fixed the trigger mechanism and replaced the old rotten tree plate with a new one in oak. I gave it some oil to give the wood a darker and older look. I also created a little brass plate which I mounted on the oak plate, it says “Awesome Coin Bank”.

The small parts, such as screws and trigger mechanism got cleaned up in a rust remover solution and after that I polished all the screws.

I did not erase his face in the sandblaster – I only did a very soft cleaning with water.
I really enjoyed this restoration. There are something very special in restoring these old antiques.

Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.
I have a paid licence for all the music that I use in my restoration videos.

Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin

[AwesomeRestorations]

In this video I restore a vintage mechanical coin bank – Please let me know what you think!👍
Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin

[petalgirl]

What I really love about this video? Is the 🤫. No horrible annoying music. Just the night animals. So relaxing and allows you to concentrate on what’s happening. I love it.

[citystars]

The visuals, the editing, the content, the in depth attention to detail, the macro is just a work of art.

[crowofill-will]

Can we all appreciate how talented this man is and the fact that we can watch him master his art for free.

[РусланМ-мз]

Насколько терпеливо и умело работает мастер, можно только позавидовать.

[Всёбудетхорошо-пф]

Как всегда Мартин вернул к жизни очередную вроде бы погибшую вещь. Восхищаюсь трудолюбием и аккуратностью мастера. Уважение тебе, дружище!

[achtamarachtamar]

Да, это надо было видеть! Я, даже, не слышала о такой копилке. Ваши работы дышат стариной и, как машина времени, позволяют заглянуть в прошлое и представить, как жили и пользовались этими вещицами их хозяева. Очень увлекательно! Спасибо вам, успехов.

[gtingaming]

I suffer from anxiety and depression, but I don't know why, but your videos just relax and calm me. Not only are you doing a wonderful job restoring things, but you're also helping people, in a way you probably may not know. So thank you.

[ЛидияПыхтеева-вм]

Случайно попала на Ваш канал! Смотрю уже второй ролик, Вы ЗАМЕЧАТЕЛЬНЫЙ МАСТЕР!!! 👍👍👍😍

[ЮлияДерюшева-ые]

Я каждый раз восхищаюсь, как из ржавого куска металла получается красота!!!! Вы - настоящий волшебник!!! Спасибо огромное за эстетику в Ваших видео!!!

[VasilyT]

Когда руки на месте, старые приятные сувениры получают вторую жизнь! И это здорово! Сейчас таких сувениров не делают и если не сохранять и не реставрировать старые целый пласт эстетического восприятия потеряется. Спасибо Вам , Мартин !!!

[ld-cziq]

Ваши действия завораживают. Отдельное удовольствие -фон. Настоящий АСМР. Можно смотреть и слушать бесконечно. Хочется тоже что то уметь и обладать таким внушительным арсеналом инструментов и приспособлений.

[Zaulao]

Your care with the little sound effects and the volumes of the noises is pure gold! You're the best, Martin!

[Dugurdur_warrir]

Отличное видео, как всегда. Великолепная реставрация. Желаю успеха в дальнейшем 👍

[ВикторЧистиков-щн]

Спасибо за видео, очень приятно смотреть за работой мастера.

[kevinsuriano]

Long live Awesome Restorations!
Beautiful artistry from start to finish.
I love the item you chose to restore.

Did a quick google search. Seems to be a mechanical coin bank originally created by the J & E Stevens Company of Cromwell, CT (starting around 1877). They produced several variations.

[stevecard]

Great subject matter! I love to see these old toys get a new life.
All the attention to historic detail is preserved and you end up
with one mighty fine looking piece of a kid's era plaything.

[ВалеевНаиль]

Шикарное видео. Шикарная реставрация. Автор большой молодец👍🏻 Получаешь эстетическое удовольствие от проделанной им работы👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[channelsixtysix]

What's worse than trying to remove a seized screw, with an easy-out? When the easy-out snaps in the screw. 03:04 This is one freaky video, Marty. 09:06 The owl hooting and the raven squawking is a laugh. It's nice to see a cooler full of liquid friends at hand. 12:47 Very nice restoration, Marty. The oak plinth with the brass name plate is very classy.

[garyjohnson]

As ALWAYS you did a beautiful restoration job on this piece. I LOVE the brass plate you added to the front of the wooden base !!!