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First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of Detroit Souvenir Building Bank (Banthrico)

$ 66

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Condition: Used
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Theme: Buildings
  • Featured Refinements: Souvenir Building Collectible

    Description

    Up for sale is a vintage souvenir building promotional replica of the classic
    First
    Federal
    Savings
    & Loan Assoc. Bank of Detroit, MI. Lance Oldham in his definitive catalog of Banthrico Building bank dates it to 1951.
    Compare #950 in
    Monumental Miniatures
    and
    also #862 in
    Replica Buildings: A Visual History
    (Merwine).
    It measures 3 1/8" x 2 1/4" x 3" and is in excellent used condition.
    It has a copper finish with a warm patina and shows excellent detail.
    Along the base in the rear are the words: "
    Accounts insured up to ,000".
    The front has the name of the bank engraved on the base; one side reads Griswold at Lafayette; the other Detroit, Michigan.
    The trap is intact, and is one of Banthrico's older traps, but it comes without a key.
    Shipping includes insurance and signature tracking (to minimize the
    possibility
    of loss to 'porch pirates').