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Mechanical bank:Mosque Bank
H. L. Judd Co.ca. 1890
The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States
In the 1800s and 1900s, coin banks encouraged children to save their pennies. Appealing figures of solid bank buildings, figures of humans and a wide variety of animals reinforced Benjamin Franklin's aphorism, "A penny saved is a penny earned."
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Details
- Title: Mechanical bank:Mosque Bank
- Creator: H. L. Judd Co.
- Date Created: ca. 1890
- Location: Wallingford, CT
- Type: Mechanical Toys
- Medium: cast iron
- Object ID: 77.7427
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