Have you notice those oddly paired combination of ‘something’ mounted
atop a generic building coin bank? That ‘something’ can be another building
(U.S. Capitol, Church in New Orleans), or a monument (Vulcan statue, Liberty
Bell, tank, cannon), or a bizarre object (The
head of Will Rogers, cowboy boots, airplane, alligator, or horse). Quite a few different parings exist of these banks, which were made by the 'Character Mfg. Co.' in Reno, Nevada. Many more
than I first knew about until I began collecting photos of different varieties.
Check out the photos above and below. Do you know of any not pictured here?
I just got one of these building banks with the Capitol Building on top. Really great. I know I've seen more different "somethings" on top. I'll see if I can look some up and share with you. Thanks for writing this. Joe K.
ReplyDeleteI just got the new book by Bob and Shirley Peirce, "Political Banks" through the Still Bank Collectors Club of America (SBCCA). In it, it showed photos of 3 other "topper" banks. It has banks with the busts of Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln and U.S. Grant. I had not seen these anywhere before. The list continues. Joe K.
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