1910's Automatic Teller Bank Advertising Portsmouth Trust & Guarantee Co of Portsmouth NH

This is a coin bank advertising the Portsmouth Trust & Guarantee Company of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the 1910's. This was one of Portsmouth's early banks. The bank is numbered 671 and has slots for all United States coins from pennies through half dollars and a hole in its base for paper money, as well as peek holes under each slot to see how much wealth has been accumulated. Top reads: PORTSMOUTH TRUST & GUARANTEE CO. NO. 671 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. and the bottom reads: ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT RECORDING SAFE PATENTS - THE HOME TELLER - BILLS - THE AUTOMATIC RECORDING SAFE CO. CHICAGO U.S.A.

Circa 1910's.

Approximately: 3-1/4" in length x 1-9/16" in width x 2" in height.

Nickel plated brass.

Bottom reads: ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT RECORDING SAFE PATENTS - THE HOME TELLER - BILLS - THE AUTOMATIC RECORDING SAFE CO. CHICAGO U.S.A. PATENTED: APRIL 26, 1904, JULY 4, 1905, APRIL 25, 1911, PATENTED: SEPT. 9, 1913 SEPT. 23, 1913 OTHER PATENTS PENDING.

This is from a banking collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. eBay VAJX95 LDEX1/15 SLGEX08/24/25

8- (Very Fine - Excellent-): Bank shows moderate use, some impressions. Most of the plating remains intact and the bank has a couple coins still inside.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.