Vintage 75th Anniversary Uncle Sam's Nickel Dime Quarter Coin Register Bank

Description

Vintage 1980's 75th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Uncle Sam's 3 Coin Register Bank. Chrome cash register shaped body with black plastic handled lever and gold metallic text panels. Number 07826. Wesco International Inc. Made in Korea.

"First made in 1907, this coin bank found its way to many kids and adults from the 1920s -1970s. Locks at first 25 cents, and ONLY OPENS in the front when reach $10 reads 00.00 It only opens when you put $10 dollars of coins in, numbers will turn over and reads 00.00 In looking at different models from different years I've determined by its features, about what years each model looked at was made. Made of cold rolled Steel in the U.S.A. till the 1960s, then made of heavy Tin in Japan from the 1960s 1970s then finally Korea and Hong Kong China early 1980s. The Durable Toy and Novelty Company in USA made the coin banks for over 50 years. In the early 1900s till 1923 the first design was different, the coins were deposited in a vertical slot, and the lever was to the very right of the bank, in a square paddle shape. The coin bank in the form of a cash register had in those early 1900s a pin stripe design outlining the sides of the coin bank. After 1923 the design of the coin bank change the way it looked and stayed that way, to the last year in production in the early 1980s. The only differences are few and slight in the metal casting. Also a couple of features changed through the years, and can be noticed when looked for. Other things that happened in its production is the company name and what country it was produced in the later years. The 1940s in the WW2 years (world war 2 1940-45 ) a figure pic of Uncle Sam was placed in right front under the coin slot. This was a patriotic war time coin bank those war years. In 1958 The Durable Toy and Novelty Co. was bought by Western Stamping Co. and from Late 57-60 The name painted in back read Durable Toy and Novelty Company a Division of Western Stamping Company. The 1960s Western Stamping Company changed is production from U.S.A. to Japan, and changed the metal casting, from Cold Rolled Steel, to Heavy Tin. Can tell by the hole for rolled paper money no longer has a raised circle edge, now having a flat thin circle edge, also the words made in Japan. The painted directions on back, no longer there, changed to a sticker on back and later placed under the bottom. The early 1980s was the last years of the Original Uncle Sam's 3 Coin Bank. A 75th Anniversary Limited Chrome edition was issued in the early 80s over 20 thousand made. It says made in Korea in back, and Company name changed to Wesco. Before that Ohio Art was the company name after Western Stamping Company. These Anniversary Banks were the last of the original coin banks." (Uncle Sam 3 Coin Bank Blogspot)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear; not opened

Dimensions

4.5" x 5.25" x 6.25" (Width x Depth x Height)