Bank, Still

Object Name:

Bank, Still

Object ID:

1991.094.13

Creator:

Standard Thrift Company

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1960-1970

Description:

Coin bank, Monadnock Savings Bank, Jaffrey, NH. Book bank. Chrome-plated steel. Printed on spine, silver on green: "SAVE / AND / HAVE / MONADNOCK / SAVINGS / BANK / SERVING THE / COMMUNITY / SINCE 1869 / JAFFREY / NEW HAMPSHIRE / MEMBER / FEDERAL DEPOSIT / INSURANCE / CORPORATION". Four coin slots on right side, marked "HALVES", "DIMES", "NICKELS", and "QUARTERS". Viewing slots on right side, marked with dollar amounts. Larger slot on left side, marked "BILLS". Locking panel on back, stamped "PLACE / OVER / HALF" and "STANDARD / THRIFT CO. / NEW YORK". Top and bottom ends striated to simulate pages. 1962 Lincoln Memorial penny inside.

Material:

Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-4.5 W-2.7 D-1.4 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

Subjects:

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