Vintage S.D. Childs Coin Bank w Working Key First Savings Bank San Jacinto CA For Sale

Vintage coin bank made by S.D. Childs & Co. of Chicago for the First Savings Bank of San Jacinto, California. The riveted nameplate reads FIRST SAVINGS BANK OF SAN JACINTO, CAL., with bank number 694 on the tab below it.The front is stamped DESIGNED, PATENTED & MANUFACTURED BY S.D. CHILDS & CO. CHICAGO (part of the stamp sits under the key in the photos). It has a coin slot on top and a keyed lock on the front.Banks gave these to customers to save coins at home and usually held on to the keys, so many turn up without one. This one comes with its key, and the key was tested and works in the lock.Size: about 4 1/4 in tall (see the tape photo).Condition: pre-owned, with light scratches and wear on the metal finish, normal for its age. In the photos the key is taped to the front, the way it was kept.The photos were taken under warm indoor light, so the metal looks more golden in them than it does in daylight.Included: the bank and its key.Ships fast, packed properly.