Vtg Merchants Miners Bank Bag Calumet Keweenaw MI Native Copper Mine Relic For Sale

Up for sale is a museum-grade piece of Upper Peninsulafinancial and industrial extraction history: an original Vintage CanvasDrawstring Bank Deposit Bag from The Merchants & Miners Bank (Calumet -Laurium - Keweenaw, Michigan), paired with three genuine specimens ofnative copperprobably sourced directly from the collection trail. [1]

⚙️ Historical Context &Design Features:

• The Bank Bag: Crafted from heavy-duty woven navy blue canvas, screen-printed with bold golden-yellow text celebrating its local branches: \"The Merchants & Miners Bank / Calumet - Laurium - Keweenaw, Michigan / Member FDIC\". Features its original metal eyelets and a heavy dual-strand yellow drawstring cord.
• The Underground Trail: These rugged banking sacks were frequently repurposed by Keweenaw miners to serve as heavy-duty, dust-proof lunch bags or utility pouches while working deep underground shifts.
• The Minerals: Includes three raw, highly structured pieces of genuine native Michigan copper displaying an uncleaned underground green and chocolate-brown oxidation patina.