Bank, Still
- Object Name:
- Bank, Still
- Object ID:
- 1991.094.11
- Creator:
- Banthrico, Inc.
- Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL
- Date:
- 1960-1970
- Description:
- Coin bank, Franklin Savings Bank, Franklin, NH. Cast metal bank in shape of bust of Benjamin Franklin. Copper color finish. Incised signature, "Benj Franklin", on front. White printing on back: "FRANKLIN / SAVINGS BANK / FRANKLIN, N.H. / Member F.D.I.C." Hinged, locking metal panel on bottom, stamped "BANTHRICO, INC. / CHICAGO, U.S.A."; with coin slot. Coin inside.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- H-5.2 W-4 D-2.4 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
- People:
- Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
- Subjects:
- Banks, Banking industry, Banking, Coin banks, Saving & investment, Franklin, Benjamin
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