Bank, Still
- Object Name:
- Bank, Still
- Object ID:
- 1991.094.30
- Place of Origin:
- Milwaukee, WI
- Date:
- 1960-1970
- Description:
- Coin bank, Pittsfield Savings Bank, Pittsfield, NH. Rectangular chrome-plated steel frame. Clear plastic front and back. Black printing on front: "PITTSFIELD SAVINGS BANK". Five vertical columns inside, with plastic dividers; slots marked "HALVES", "QUARTERS", "DIMES", "NICKELS", and "CENTS", with dollar amounts at various levels. "CURRENCY" slot on back. Plastic handle and feet, connected by two heavy-gauge steel wires on each side. Locking steel panel on bottom, stamped "STACK-COIN BANK / PATENT PENDING / BY / M.A. GERETT. INC. MILWAUKEE. 5 / MADE IN U.S.A." 1962 Lincoln Memorial penny inside.
- Material:
- Metal
Plastic - Dimensions:
- H-5.3 W-5.5 D-1.6 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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