Merchants National Bank Coin Bank
notes: label: Description
content: The A.C. Rehberger Co. of Chicago, Illinois, manufactured this cast metal still bank model of the Merchants National Bank during the 1930s. Rehberger was a well-known manufacturer of cast-metal toys and souvenirs, and sold many bank models during the 1930s as banks sought to encourage saving during the economic depression. Merchants National Bank was founded in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1930, located at 702 Hamilton Avenue. The bank has a hole in the top large enough to fit coins and bills.
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0070.01
label: accession number
content: 2014.0070
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0070.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin bank
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: lead (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 7/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 7.3025 cm x 10.4775 cm x 6.35 cm