Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-02-17
POCKET SAVINGS BANKS.

thing OUT These are receptaclcs for
nickels and dimes, out of which they
can not be extracted until certain
amount-asnally five dollars or ten dol
iars-has been deposited. ....
Similar banks are made and extensive
ly sold, OF larger size and fanciful de-
sign, which serve the same purpose, but
which can not be carried in the pocket.
Once these banks were only used by
children. To-day they may be found in
the pockets of all sorts and conditions of
men, That their sale is enormous is at
tested by every dealer in toys and sport
ing goods. One of the largest firms in
New York City told Sunday Journal
representative one day lately that their
sales bad been SO vast that they had not
one in stock and had ordered large
quantity more. ...s..
The majority Of these banks are de-
vclopment of the old-fashioned child's
toys, such as tho man with gun who
shoots nickel into the mouth of bear.
The first improvement over these toys
wasrin the form of safe with a COM
bination lock. OF course this served
purpose. No one could extract any of
the money deposited unless he knew the
combination. .'.
to.-be man himself. The one who alb
Stracted most of the cash was the de-
position. To save him from himself was:
the object of the inventors Of the latest
devices. While these differ materially
in design and probably in mechanism,
they all have the same principle. This
is to provide a receptacle for savings,
out of which 30 one, not even the de-
fhar
certain amount has been deposited.
The nickel savings bank is one of
these. This is cast-iron box, with
door in front Upon the top is, a circu-
Lag tube with a slot in the top. Into this
slot thenickel is dropped. Once in there
it remains until one hundred of them
are collected. Then, and not till then,
the door can be opened and the pile
taken out.
The registering dime savings bank
is one of the neatest designs. 1t is made
of cast-fron and has dial like clock.
This has two hands. When the dino is
deposited the hands register the amount
inside. Ten dollars must be deposited
before the door can be opened, The last
dime opens the doorautomadcally.
An Improvement upon this has been
patented and will be offered to the pub
lie next season. IL contains a bell,
which rings every time dime disap
pears in the slot.
Another design is, in the. form Of an
iron Saratoga trunk. This has little
mechanism in front which registers the
amount inside automatically.
Tho coin registering bank has sort
OF cupola on the top. and slot at each
side. One side Is fon dimes and the
other for nicleIs. by turning the Gu
pOla top the slots aHe opened to admit
the coin.
Ten dollars In either dimes or 1.icllels
must be deposited before the money can
be withdrawn. 1t makes no difference
whether the ten dollars is all in dimes
or all in nicllels, or partly one and
partly the other; but they must be
placed in their respective sides or the
machine will get ont Of order. ....-.
Another similar bank is the pruden-
tial savings bank. This is in. the form
0i a safe, with slots at tho top, and is
fON both nickels and Dimes, being very
similar to the last mentioned, only
sampler.
The most popular form, however, is
shat which can be carried around in the
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ander the lid, The dimes as they are
Fhshed into the tube are held armly by
, spring. When one hundred of them
have been deposited the lid comes off.
registering SCALE, like that Of the
sltSfashioned Kitchen scales, runs down
the tube and little pointer indicates
the number of dimes inside The
beauty Of this, safe is it's simplicity, and
2s 1T can be carried in the pocket it has
become very popular.
So far as cWn he learned there is no
WsX to beat these banks except by
h1eaking them. However. hard-up a
Raan may be, he can, not touch his sav-
inGs.
The man thought he would have to
Renain thirsty. An idea struck the bar