Independence Hall Bank

Object Name: 
Independence Hall Bank

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Object Name: 
Independence Hall Bank
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
2009.4.319
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18.3 cm, W: 12.6 cm, D: 8.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Colorless, pressed with metal base. Bank in the form of Independence Hall with the words BANK OF INDEPENDENCE HALL 1776 1876 and on the back side PATENT PENDING. Metal base was meant to slide to remove coins but is stuck to the glass.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26
Inscription: 
PATENT PENDING
inscription
: 
on back side
BANK OF INDEPENDENCE HALL 1776 1876
inscription