Bank, Still

Object Name:

Bank, Still

Object ID:

1977.055.12

Description:

Coin bank, cast iron. Generic, toy design. Building with words "STATE BANK" cast in sans-serif upper case letters. Central chimney that rests on rectangular fenced, flat roof section. Roof slants down on all four sides to straight outer edges. Roof shingles cast into flat surfaces. Six rows of shingles. On front roof two cast-in-place windows with two vertical, rectangular lights surrounded by triangular lights. Plain flashing along each of corner intersections on roof. Roof overhangs edge of building by about 0.6". On front of building is pivoting door with small mechanical lock mounted on its back side. Door has three lights, one above the other, along pivot edge at right side. Along left side of door is light at top above keyhole and light at bottom. Lights are hexagonal with long, vertical sides. Above door opening is six-segment fan light. On either side of door are palladian windows with eight lights each. Raised rib decoration around each of the windows and door. Cast-in rectangles on sides of building that have stone-like appearance. Thirteen stone courses high on front. Faux quoins at corners. On each is single window with fourteen lights. Rib decoration around edge of windows. At back are two similar palladian windows, side-by-side. Just under roof edge on back is coin slot above windows, 0.14" high x 1.25". Around base of building, slightly flared surface about 0.5" high. Series of vertical reeds on surface around building. Under front door are three steps with flared sides. Inside surface on bottom has series of small holes ~0.2" diameter; slight pattern to them. Flat, oval slot in center of bottom surface. Rod that goes from finial above chimney through center of structure and passes through oval slot in bottom; has flattened key on its fin that is turned to cross slot and hold pieces together. Front, sides, and back are all separate pieces that fit into slots on top of bottom piece. Side pieces fit into back surfaces of quoins on corners of front and back pieces. Some small tabs on back surfaces of front and back pieces that hold sides against quoin back surfaces. Front door pivots in small hole in base piece and small hole in front casting under edge of fan light. Remnants of metallic paint on quoins and on right side above base that appears to be gold color. Front steps gold tone. Windows and base have remnants of more copper-like paint.

Material:

Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-6.8 W-5.5 D-4.3 inches

Provenance:

From the James Cowan Sawyer Collection of household items, farm tools and equipment, and other items used in the Durham, NH, area.

Credit Line:

James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer

People:

Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)

Subjects:

Coin banks, Banks