Bank, Still
- Object Name:
- Bank, Still
- Object ID:
- 1991.094.17
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1960-1970
- Description:
- Coin bank, Keene Savings Bank, Keene, NH. Book bank. Chrome-plated steel. Printed on spine, silver on blue: " 'THE CORNER / TO / BANK ON' / KEENE / SAVINGS / BANK / KEENE / NEW HAMPSHIRE / MEMBER F.D.I.C." 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 "SNAP LOCK / PLACE OVER / HALF DOLLAR / STANDARD / THRIFT CO. / NEW YORK / NO KEY NEEDED TO CLOSE". Top and bottom ends striated to simulate pages.
- 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
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