A. Rifkin & Co., night deposit bag (National Bank Portsmouth), 1950s-60s
Entry/Object ID
2015.020
Description
Horizontal canvas bag designed to hold cash, fitted zipper and lock-and -key; lock area reinforced with leather reinforcement stitched in place; sewn on front in yellow, in script, "New Hampshire / National Bank / Portsmouth N.H." with "387" sewn in red below.
Manufacturer's label applied inside reads: "This is the genuine and original / RIFKIN SAFETY SAC / with ARCOLOCK by YALE / Your Assurance of Complete Security / A. RIFKIN CO. / Established 1892 / WILKES-BARRE, PENNA., U.S.A.
Key stamped around top: "THE YALE & TOWNE MFG, CO." and "YALE" above "RP 1311"
Key stamped on reverse around top "MADE IN U.S.A. FOR" and "A. RIFKIN & CO," above 'WILKES-BARRE:
Lock stamped "ARCOLOCK" and "De Luxe [in script:] / A.RIFKIN & CO. / WILKES BARRE , PA, / PAT. 1950415"
Acquisition
Accession
2015.020
Source or Donor
Pirsig, Wendy
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Wendy Kimball Pirsig
Dimensions
Height
9-1/2 in
Width
12-1/2 in
Provenance
Notes
Used to transfer cash from George Kimball's department store on Market Street to the New Hampshire National Bank; by descent to the store's owner, George Kimball (1913-1987; by descent to his daughter, the donor.
