Otisco State Bank Toy

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Otisco State Bank Toy

Entry/Object ID

1.25.28

Description

Material: plastic, metal. Size: 6 1/2" x 7". The image features a vintage red birdhouse-shaped coin bank with a conical lid and a transparent cylindrical body that is inscribed with "Otisco State Bank Otisco, Minn," topped with a metal ring.

Use

A customer support merchandizing item given to bank customers probably to encourage children to begin saving their money.

Context

Otisco State Bank has done business in the small Waseca County town of Otisco, south of Waseca for many decades.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

circa 2000

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Coin Bank, Bird House

Class

Advertising Medium

Category

Toys

Create Date

August 7, 2025

Update Date

August 7, 2025