Bank, Still
- Object Name:
- Bank, Still
- Object ID:
- 1991.094.18
- Place of Origin:
- San Francisco, CA
- Date:
- 1925-1930
- Description:
- Coin bank, Keene Savings Bank, Keene, NH. Book bank. Brass body with green textured faux leather covering. Front embossed with image of bank building in circle, and "KEENE SAVINGS BANK / KEENE, N. H." Spine embossed "SAVE / AND / HAVE / BENJAMIN / FRANKLIN / VOL. I". Brass stamped on bottom, "BANKERS / UTILITIES CO. / SAN FRANCISCO / U.S.A. / PATENTED / [three patent dates, 1920 and 1923]". Coin slot on top, marked "FOR COINS / AND CURRENCY". Lock on right side but no key.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-5.2 W-3.6 D-1.1 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
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