#273

Five Tinplate Architectural Banks
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3 1/2"w savings bank (9 cm). Each is tinplate with hand painted and stenciled designs to portray various village buildings, including houses and church. Each has slit cut into the building front or wide flat chimney that serves as the coin slot. Good condition with typical paint wear. Ex-Barenholtz Collection. Attributed to George W. Brown, circa 1870.