Antique Carved Wood Shoe Shaped Still Bank made in America but most of these temple

but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one

one can just make out the box's original stamp

For its age

and banded sgraphitto (incised) decoration around the shoulders

is in exceptional condition

Antique Carved Wood Shoe Shaped Still Bank made in America but most of these templeI've searched but haven't found another little shoe like this one perhaps because, if it is indeed an antique coin bank as I think it is, most of them were smashed long ago to retrieve the coins inside! It seems possible that untying the lace would allow it to come apart some to empty it, but the ribbon is so old and brittle I am afraid to try it! Clearly it was made in two halves, so it would seem they might split apart, but the two sides now seem