Bank, Still
- Object Name:
- Bank, Still
- Object ID:
- 1993.027.10
- Date:
- 1865-1990
- Description:
- Coin bank. Metal bank, painted copper color, green felt on bottom. Bust of Plains Indian with feathered headdress, braids, necklaces. Coin slot in back of head near top, screw at base of head. Comes apart into two pieces: face, top of headdress and front 2/3 of shoulders in one piece and rest of headdress and back 1/3 of shoulders in other piece. Raised letters on back, below head: "INDIAN HEAD / NATIONAL BANK".
- Material:
- Metal
Felt - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-3.5 D-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Items from the estate of Charlotte Ruth who was a volunteer at NHHS. The items were owned by Mrs. Ruth and her husband Lawrence E. Ruth, who lived at 14 Wall St., Concord, NH.
The Indian Head Bank was started in 1851 in Nashua, NH. It became the Indian Head National Bank in 1865. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Ruth, Lawrence, Ruth, Charlotte
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