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THIS rs OUR THIRD AND FINAL ISSUE FOR 1967 AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE STILL SANK COLLECTORS CLU3 OF AMERICA IS NOW ONE YEAR OLD. WE NOW LOOK FORWARD TO AN EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER SECOND YEAR . .

WHILE WE HATE TO DO IT 1 WE DO HAVE TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT OF NEXT YEARS' DUES AND UNFORTUNATELY FIND THAT IN ORDER TO CONT!NUE WITH PHOTO OFF-SET ISSUES, WE MUST INCREASE THE DUES NEXT YEAR TO $10.00. HOWEVER, THE $10.00 MEMBERSHIP FEE WILL IN THE FUTURE COVER EITHER INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP. WE MIGHT, AT THIS TIME 1 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THIS FINAL ISSUE FOR 1967 BY PHOTO OFF-SET PROCESS

BY THE GENEROSITY OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO WHILE WISHING TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, NEVERTHELESS HAD THIS ISSUE PRINTED FOR US GRATIS. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL FEEL AS WE DO NAMELY THAT OUR CLUB AND OUR PUBLICATION HAVE FILLED A REAL GAP IN THE AREA OF STILL BANK COLLECT­ ING AND IS PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SERViCE UNOBTAINABLE ELSEWHERE. WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP AND LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN 1968.

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THREE NEW MEMBERS HAVE JOINED THE STILL BANK COLLECTORS, ONE IS JAMES BARNHART, 708 BLAINE AVE. 1 AKRON, OHIO 44310.

HE WAS REFERRED BY FRED OPPLIGER AND STATES HE IS A FAIRLY YOUNG COLLECTOR. THE OTHERS ARE H.W. CONOVER JR. AND HIS WIFE CHARLOTTE O� Y6RK RD. 1 HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. 08520. MR. CONOVER HAS BEEN A COLLECTOR ALL HIS LIFE (28 YEARS) BUT SOLD HIS FIRST COLLECTION OF 75 BANKS SO THAT HE COULD BE MARRIED. FORTUNATELY, HE AND HIS WIFE BECAME INTERESTED IN BANKS AGAIN AND OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS HAVE COLLECTED 100 STILLS AND 25 MECHANICALS. LOUIS FILLER WRITES THAT HE RECENTLY ACQUIRED �THE TRUST BANK 11 , THE BA�JK GEM IN OUR FIRST ISSUE. WILLIAM WERBELL AFTER A SUMMER OF VIGOROUS ANTIQUEING FOUND TWO NICE STILLS, THE BASSET HOUND AND POLISH CROWN ROOSTeR. H.H. SADIDGE JR. ADVISES THAT HE NOW HAS ABOUT 208 BANKS, INCLUDING TWO MECHANICALS. HE RECENTLY OBTAINED THE ELUSIVE KNEELING CAMEL BANK. COINCID­ ENTALLY, HE INQUIRED ABOUT AND REQUESTED INFORMATION CONCERNING· THE ROCKING CHAIR BANK, THE ONE DESCRIBED BY LOUIS FILLER IN THIS ISSUE.

AGAIN, ON.THE PLEASENT SIDE, WE VERY DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE A ONE DAY LUNCHEON GET TOGETHER IN EARLY SPRING AROUND MAY IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION SUCH AS NEW YORK OR NEW JERSEY.

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WE WOULDESTIMATE THAT WE COULD HAVE.SUCH A LUNCHEONAND THE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR A SWAP OR SHOP SECTION AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL EDUCTIONAL PROGRAMSFOR ABOUT $10.00 A PERSON. WE URGE YOU TO ADVISE WHETHERYOU CAN OR CANNOTATTEND SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME IDEA OF THE TOTAL PARTICIPATION AND CONFIRM OUR RESERVATIONS FOR A MAY MEETING.

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THIS GROTESQUEBUT COM I CAL FIGURE WITH AN EXCEEDINGLYWIDE GRitl IS USUALLY REFERRED TO AS THE DARKY SITTING ON A BALE BANK. AN ESPECIALLY INTE~ESTING FEATUREFOUND ONLY IN A FEW OTHER STILLS AS LOST DOG AND GENERAL BUTLERIS THAT THE MOUTHIS THE COIN SLOT. THE DARKY IS WEARINGA BLUE COATj YELLOWTROUSERS., TAN HAT AND BLACK BOOTS AND IS SITTING ON A TAN BALE. THE BANK MEASURES 5 INCHES HIGH AND 4 INCHES WIDE AND IS OPENED BY A SMALL SQUARE COIN TRAP ON THE BASE.

WE WOULDALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OCCASION TO WISH ALL OUR MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, THE BEST OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

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CHARLES OLSEN CONSTANTLY INCREASES THE SIZE OF HIS COLLECTION AND NOWHAS 305 BANKS. SOME OF HIS MORE UNUSUALONES ARE FROG, SUNDIAL, ROCKING CHAIR, TWO FACE DEVIL, HIS ABSOLUTE FAYORITIES ARE THE BUILDING AND HOUSE BANKS, ESPECIALLY HIS IFFEL TOWER.

OFFICIALLY CALLED ncooN BANK", IT WAS MANUFACTURED

BY THE UNITED STATES HARDWARECO. ., NEW HAVEN, CONN. AND IS PICTURED IN THEIR CATALOGUEWHICH APPEARED AROUND 1898.

THE BANK WAS INTENDED FOR NICKELS AND DIMES AS WELL AS PENNIES. IT SOLD THEN AT THE WHOLESALEPRICE OF $24.00 PER GROSS

THANKS TO ALBERT HOTZE FOR SUPPLING PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ABOUT SEVERAL OF H:S BOAT BANKS. E. WERBELL

W. WERBELL

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THIS IS MY FIRST TRY AT WRITING FIRST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MY COLLECTING. I HAYE BEEN COLLECTING BANKS FOR ABOUT TWENTYONE YEARS AND HAVE QUITE A NICE COLLECTION. OF COURSE, THEY ARE ALL OLD ONES, AS I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE REPRODUCTIONS.

THE SECOND BANK WILL BE AN AMERICAN EAGEL, SITTING ON A STUMP. HAS A SHEILD WITH THIRTEEN STARS AND A BUNCHOF ARROWS. THIS IS A TWO PIECE BANK HELD TOGETHER BY A SCREW. NO MARKINGS. DOES ANYONEHAVE ANY DOPE ON THIS ONE?

A BANK ARTICLE.

HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THE RARER TYPE BANKS AND I THINK MOST OF THE COLLECTORS WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOWOF THESE. AS A STARTER, I WILL LIST THREE IN THIS ARTICLE. SOME BANKS I KNEWWHENTHEY WERE MADEAND BY WHICH MANUFACTURERS. OTHERS I DO NOT. WILL WELCOME ANY COMMENTSFROM OTHER COLLECTORS.

NUMBERTHREE IS A LACEY CAST IRON ROCKING CHAIR BANK, DATED JUNE 20 1 1898 ON THE INSIDE OF EACH ROCKER. ITS ABOUT SIX INCHES TALL AND DOES NOT HAVE A PIN NOR A SCREW TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. THIS WOULD BE WHATWOULDBE CLASSED AS A PUZZLE BANK. THE BACK IS THE KEY PIECE, WHICH LOCKS ALL THE OTHER PIECES TOGETHER. THIS IS A VERY FRAGILE BANK AND WOULD MAKEA NICE ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. COIN SLOT IS IN THE SEAT OF THE CHAIR.

THE FIRST ONE WILL BE A BUST TYPE OF A MAN WITH A BEARD, ALSO SHOWSTHE COAT LAPELS WHICH HAVE THE WORDS, SAVINGS AND BANK ON EACH. ON THE BACK OF THE BANK IS A SNARLING TIGERS HEAD. THIS BANK IS ABOUT FOUR INCHES TALL AND ABOUT THREE & ONE HALF AT THE WIDEST PART. HAS NO MARKINGS. I HAVE HEARD SOME SAY THAT THIS IS BOSS TWEED. ANY COMMENTS?

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IN THE LAST ISSUE WE DISCUSSED THE FAMOUSA.C. WILLIAMS COMPANY AND IN THIS ARTICLE WE WILL DEAL WITH THE VERY WELL KNOWNJ. & E. STEVENS COMPANYOF CROMWELL,CONN. THE STEVENS FOUNDARYIS FAMILIAR TO MOST BANK COLLECTORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF MECHANICALBANKS. WHILE STEVENS WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE SINGLE LARGEST MECHANICALBANKMANUFACTURERS AND CERTAINLY THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN AND REPUTED THEY DID PRODUCEA WIDE ASSORTMENTOF STILL BANKS. ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1843,

BY THE BROTHERS, JOHN AND ELISHA STEVENS, THE COMPANYWAS NOT AT. FIRST ENGAGEDIN THE MANUFACTURING OF TOYS BUT DID AT A LATER DATE UNDERTAKETHE PRODUCTIONOF SOME TOY PARTS. THE IMPORTANCEOF TOYS IN THEIR LINE GREWRAPIDLY AND BY THE 1860'S THEY WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGEDIN TOY MANUFACTURE. SOMETIME BETWEEN1869 AND 1871, THEY BEGANTHE PRODUCTIONOF THE FIRST MECHANICALBANK BUT IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY PRODUCINGSTILL BANKS PRIOR TO THIS DATE. AMONGTHE IMPORTANTSTILL BANKS PRODUCEDBY STEVENS DURING THE YEARS ARE SEVERAL SAFES SUCH AS "BURGALARPROOF11 ., 11 JEWEL':, 71 8ATTLESHIP MAINE"., "BATTLESHIP 11 OREGON"., 11 HOMESAVINGS BANK , AND IN LATER YEARS THE FAMOUS"RADiO BANK11 • THE STEVENS PLANT OVER THE YEARS UNDERWENTSERIOUS INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTSAND HAD EMPLOYEDBY THEN SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS DESIGNS.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, STEVENS EXPANDEDTHE RANGEOF TOYS MANUFACTUREDBY THEM FAR BEYONDTHE REALMOF BANKSAND WERE EQUALLY RENOWNEDFOR CAST IRON PULL TOYS, MINIATURE TOOLS., TOY STOVES., DOLL FURNITURE AND CAP PISTOLS. • AS THE YEARS WENT BY., ECONOMIC AND OTHER CHANGESOCCURREDAND AS WE HAVE SEEN HAPPEN WITH SO MANY OF THE OLDER FIRMS, THE COMPANY LOST ITS INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY AND WITH ONE OTHER FIRM COMBINEDUNDER THE NAMENATIONAL NOVELTYCOMPANY IN 1903.

SUBSEQUENTLY.,DUE TO MANY PROBLEMSWITH THE NATIONAL NOVELTY COMPANY.,THERE WAS A RADICAL REVISION IN 1907 IN A GRANDEFFORT TO SAVE WHATWAS LEFT OF THE RATHER POORLY PROSPERING NATIONAL NOVELTY COMPANY. THIS TO., WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND 1915, THIS COMPANYFOLDED AND MANYOF THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WERE SOLD AT AUCTION AND SOME WERE REPURCHASEDBY THEIR FORMEROWNERS. AT THIS TIME., RIEMANN, SEBREY AND COMPANYBECAMESTEVENS SELLING AGENCY. IN 1928., STEVENS DISCONTINUEDTHE MANUFACTURE OF BANKS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRM WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN THE 1930'S AND THUS PAST INTO OBLIVION ONE OF TrlE OUTSTANDINGAMERICANlOY MANUFACTURERS.

TRANSPORTATIONBANKS HAVE USUALLY BEEN EXTREMELYATTRACTIVE TO COLLECTORS. MANYHAVE OBTAINED THE MAINE AND OREGON, BUT THE SMALL BOAT WITH ONE MAST AND THE LARGE BATTLESHIP ON BASE ARE INFREQUENTLYENCOUNTERED. THE SIDE WHEEL BOAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCEDLATER THAN MOST OF THE OTHER BOAT STILLS WHICH DATE AROUNDTHE TURN OF THE CENTURY. PHOTO #1 RIGHT TO LEFT 1.

LARGE MAINE. 6 3/4 11 X 5¼1'.

11 MAINE11 CAST ON BOTH SIDES.

BLUE WITH GILT TRIM.

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LARGE OREGON. 6½;11 X 5¾''.

LIGHT GREEN PAINT WITH ORANGE 11 AND GILT TRIM. NAME 11 OREGON CAST ON BOTH SIDES. MADE

BY J & E STEVENS CO., CROMWELL,CONN. AND APPEARED IN THEIR H2 CATALOGUEIN 1906.

SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE WAS 25¢.

THE LARGE OREGONAND THE SMALL OREGONWERE NOT REPRESENTED IN THE STEVENS 1913 CATALOGUEH3.

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SMALL MAINE. 4½" X 5".

CAST ON BOTH SIDES.

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SMALL OREGON. 5" X 4 11 • GREENISH BLUE ENAMELWITH WHITE TRIM. NAME "OREGON11 CAST ON BOTH SIDES. CALLED nus NAVY BANK" iN J & E STEVENS 1906 CATALOGUE. SUGGESTED RETP..IL PRICE WAS LO¢.

BROWN~HTH GILT TRIM.

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SMP..LLBOAT WITH ONE MAST. 1½' 1 \IJIDE, 5 3/8n LONG AND 4 1/8n TALL. THIS IDENTICAL BOAT HAS BEEN PRODUCEDWITH VARIOUS NAMES. ONE HAS 11RED CROSS" CAST ON THE DECK, HAS A BLUE HULL AN~ MAST AND WHITE DECK WITH A SLIGHTLY RAISED RED CROSS ON STERN. ANOTHERHAS THE \'/OROS "WHEN MY FORTUNE SHIP COMES I Nn CAST ON THE DECK WITH THE MARKI NG 11 BRI GHTON 7 0 :, ON THE BASE BOTTOM. IT IS PAINTED IN A MEDIUM BROWN. BOTH BOATS ARE OPENED BY TURNING THE MAST.

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DESTROYER. 2!,,;n WIDE, 8½" LONG AND 1 5/8" TALL. THIS BANK HAS A BLUE HULL WITH DECK, GUNS AND STRUCTURES IN WHITE.

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LARGE BATTLESHIP. ON BASE., THIS SEMI-MECHANICAL BANK IS 10n LONG, 5½" HIGH AND IS NICELY DETAIL.ED. IT IS PAINTED WHITE WITH ORANGE TRIM AND RESTS ON A GREEN SEA. TURNING THE REAR SEARCHLIGHT WILL OPEN THE BANK. THIS BANK WAS PRODUCEDWITH VARIOUS STATE NAMES CAST ON THE SIDE. THE EXAMPLE PICTURED IS CALLED rrIOW.A.". IT WAS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE 1901 At'-JD 1902 SEARS CATALOGUEBUT NOT IN THEIR 1897 CATALOGUE. MONTGOMERY WARDALSO OFFERED IT IN 1901.

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BATTLESHIP. 11" LONG., 3 11 HIGH IS COPPER COLOR. THE FLAG IS PAPER AND NOT A PART OF THE BANK. THE BANK HAS NO IDENTIFYING MARKS.

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SIDEWHEEL BOAT. 7½" X 2 11 AND PAINTED GILT WITH RED TRIM. lT IS MADE BY ARCADE HAS \>JORD"ARCJ\DE11 CAST ON BOTH SI DE ABOVE WHEEL. A.C. WILLIAMS CO. ALSO MADE A SIMILAR BANK AND THIS HAS NO NAME ON IT. IT IS 7 2/4 11 X 2 5/8 11 AND IS ALSO PAINTED IN GILT WITH RED DECORATION.

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GRAFF ZEPPELIN 6 3/4 11 X 1 3/4 11 • PAINTED IN ALUMINUMFINISH. HAS "GRAFF ZEPPELIN:: CAST ON BOTH SIDES. MADE BY A.C. WILLIAMS CO. AND SHOWNIN THEIR 1934 CATALOGUE.

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GRAFF ZEPPELIN ON \</HEELS. 7 3;4n X 2 l/8n ,L\t\JD FINISHED IN ALUMINUM. OFFERED BY A.C. WILLIAMS CO. IN 1934 1 IT WAS ALSO INTENDED TO BE USED AS A PULL TOY WHENA STRING WAS INSERTED IN THE HOLE IN THE FRONT.

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FOR SALE OR TRADE

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A NUMBEROF STILLS FOR SALE, ALSO WISH TO TRADE CAT AND BALL, OUR KITCHEN, OTHER DESIRABLE BANKS OR STILLS REQUIRED FROM MY COLLECTION.

OLD CAST IRON BANKS, TOYS AND CAP SHOOTERS. WILL BUY, SELL OR TRADE. 20 CENTS IN STAMPS FOR EITHER LIST. LOUIS S. FILLER 4614 NORTHFIELD RD. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45242

WILLIAM WERBELL 825 WEST END AVE. NEW YORK 25, N.Y.

FOR SALE OR TRADE WANTED

SOME NICE STILLS AND MECHANICAL BANKS FOR SALE OR TRADE.

BANKS ANY TYPE OR AGE. SEND LISTS. ALSO At'IY LITERATURE PERTAINING HERETO.

S. H. MILLER 1017 WESTGATE TROY, OHIO 45373

GEORGE DOMINGUEZ $0 BEACONHILL RD. ARDSLEY, N.Y.

DUPLICATE STILLS FOR SALE. BUY BANKS.

ALSO WISH TO

DICK HALE FOUR CORNERS WEST STREET CARLISLE,, MASS.

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