Coin Bank
date: label: date made
content: 1873
notes: label: Description
content: In the late 1860s and early 1870s, a faction of the Democratic party know as Tammany Hall dominated New York City politics. The notoriously corrupt machine was led by Boss William Tweed, who ultimately ended up in prison for stealing millions of dollars from city contracts. Part of the scam involved the creation of Tammany Banks to embezzle funds, which caused a run on the banks in 1871, as Tweed’s empire came crashing down. This object satirizes the seemingly unending corruption of political machines like Tammany Hall.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Economic Protest
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1872.X02
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1872.X02
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bank
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brown, beige, black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm x 10.795 cm