Bank, Still
- Object Name:
- Bank, Still
- Object ID:
- 1991.094.15
- Date:
- 1910-1920
- Description:
- Coin bank, Keene National Bank, Keene, NH. Rectangular steel bank with faux wood grain decoration. Locking hinged door on front, with plated nameplate stamped "THE KEENE NATIONAL BANK / UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY / 1291 KEENE, N. H." Flat hinged iron handle on top. Key inside, stamped "SARGENT / & / GREENLEAF / ROCHESTER / N.Y. / PAT. 1868". 1948 Lincoln penny inside.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-3.3 W-4.4 D-2.2 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
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