Bank, Still

Object Name:

Bank, Still

Object ID:

1991.094.07

Creator:

American Art WorksManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Coshocton, OH

Date:

1920-1930

Description:

Coin bank, New Hampshire Savings Bank, Concord, NH. Cast metal bank in shape of the New Hampshire Savings Bank building. Brass color finish. Raised lettering on top: "NEW HAMPSHIRE / SAVINGS BANK / CONCORD / NEW HAMPSHIRE". Raised lettering at top of front: "NEW HAMPSHIRE SAVINGS BANK", and at top of each long side: "INCORPORATED ANNO DOMINI EIGHTEEN HUNDRED THIRTY". Raised lettering on two sides of base: "NORTH MAIN STREET" on front, and "CAPITOL STREET" on right side. Hinged, locking metal panel on bottom, stamped "AMERICAN ART WORKS INC. / COSHOCTON, OHIO". Coin slot on bottom. 1944 Lincoln wheat penny inside.

Material:

Metal

Dimensions:

H-2.75 W-2.25 L-4.3 inches

Provenance:

One of 39 coin banks collected in the 1960s by Francis E. Robinson, of Durham, NH, executive vice-president of the New Hampshire Association of Savings Banks (1961-1973). The banks were distributed by member banks of the New Hampshire Association of Savings Banks. Mr. Robinson kept this collection on display in his office on the top floor of the New Hampshire Savings Bank building at North Main and Capitol Streets in Concord.

Coin banks were commonly distributed by banks to their depositors. This practice began to wane around 1960.

Credit Line:

Gift of Francis E. Robinson

Subjects:

Banks, Banking industry, Banking, Coin banks, Saving & investment