Bank: Investors Savings Coin Bank, 1951-1965

Name/Title

Bank: Investors Savings Coin Bank, 1951-1965

Entry/Object ID

2024.080.069

Description

Metal Coin slot bank with lock shaped like a book from Investors Savings of Millburn, Union, East Orange, Hillside, Short Hills, New Jersey. Spine edge contains slogans: "Save with Safety and Profit" and "Savings Insured Up to $10,000." Contains slots for Half Dollars (Halves), Dimes, Nickels, Quarters. The coin bank dates to c. 1951-1965, which is the period savings were insured up to $10,000. Prior to that time, they were insured up to $5,000 and in 1966, savings were insured up to $15,000.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.080

Source or Donor

Eric Hado

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in