Coin Bank, Fruit Growers State Bank

Object/Artifact

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Coin Bank, Fruit Growers State Bank

Entry/Object ID

2012.65.06

Description

Stacking Coin Bank from the Fruit Growers State Bank, Saugatuck, MI with two envelopes of keys. The bank has five slots in the front for each kind of coin (halves, quarters, dimes, nickles and cents or pennies) and a slot in the back for currency (bank notes, dollar bills). The transparent walls allowed the saver to see how their money stacked up.

Collection

Commercial businesses, Banks

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2012.65

Source or Donor

Sorensen, Cynthia A.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1935 - 1960

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fruit Growers State Bank coin bank

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Location

* Untyped Location

Sec 3E Shelf S17

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fruit Growers State Bank

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2012-10-08

Create Date

October 8, 2012

Update Date

August 6, 2025