PS-01615

Antique Auto Wheel Roadster Celluloid Bank

Antique Auto Wheel Roadster Celluloid Dime Bank. An unusual celluloid advertising dime bank. It is multiple colors which makes it most appealing and on each side there is a pictured of a wagon. Front side is marked, “Fill This Bank and Use the Key to Happiness”. Also, the wagon is marked, “Auto Wheel Roadster” (figure 1). The back side is marked, [“Insist on the Auto Wheel, There is No Other Wagon “JUST AS GOOD” for play or profit. The Buffalo Sled Co., North Tonawanda, N.Y.”]. The wagon is marked, “Auto-Wheel Coaster”. By the coin slot it is marked, “Pat. Appld’ For”. There are no other markings on the bank. It measures ½” thick x 2-1/2” diameter. Ca. 1910-1915.