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DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK NEW YORK MONEY BOX, FABRIC COVERED BRASS, IN SHAPE OF BOOK
ON FRONT  "DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK, MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK, 136 DELANCEY ST. NEW YORK INCORPORATED 1848"
ON SPINE  "SAVE AND HAVE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOL.1"
BY BANKERS UTILITIES CO. 915 LINDEN AVE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, PATENTED JULY 1923. NO. 990
THESE MONEY BOXES WERE ISSUED TO ENCOURAGE SAVING, AND WHEN THE BOX WAS FULL THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE BANK WHO HELD THE KEY, THEY OPENED THE BOX AND CREDITED THE CONTENTS TO THE SAVERS BANK ACCOUNT. THIS IS WHY THIS ITEM DOES NOT COME WITH KEY.
MEASURES 9CM 13CM 2.5CM
MADE IN USA


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