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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paddyman98, post: 26631600, member: 44615&quot;]Yes.. September 11th, 2020</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1698387[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1698388[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1698389[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1698390[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>A vintage CALEMETER COIN BANK, circa 1930s-</b></p><p><b>40s, and six silver dimes.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Now, the Calemeter bank. This was a pretty cool item once (and maybe still). I gather that whenever you put a quarter in the top, the date wheel would click and advance the date forward, so that you knew you had done your part in saving for the day. Yep, <i>a quarter a day</i> made you a thrifty saver! That should give some idea of the age of this bank. I place it circa 1930s to 1940s, but likely not long after 1945 since there is an embossed image of a Mercury dime on the front cover.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The bank has some condition issues. There are some traces of old cardboard stuck to and peeled away from the front cover, as well as some other general wear and tear. The key is gone but the bank is unlocked. In fact, I don&#039;t even think there is still a lock mechanism inside. (?) Though the bottom door stays closed by itself, it can be opened with a fingernail. I tried some of the dimes in one of the slots and there was a clicking sound, but the date wheel did not advance. This might be a good project for a tinkerer.</b></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><b><br /> <ul> <li><b>Front cover:</b> CALEMETER COIN BANK (embossed image of Mercury dime) / A COIN A DAY KEEPS IT UP-TO-DATE (day/date mechanism window) / © &amp; PAT BY ZELL PRODS. CO. N.Y.</li> </ul><ul> <li><b>Top:</b> A QUARTER A DAY (quarter-width slot) KEEPS IT UP TO DATE</li> </ul><ul> <li><b>Right &quot;page end&quot; side:</b> FOR VARIOUS (half-dollar width slot) COINS, (small round hole) PAPER MONEY</li> </ul><ul> <li><b>Bottom:</b> PATENTED &amp; PATS. PEND (keyhole) TO OPEN</li> </ul><ul> <li><b>Spine of &quot;book&quot;:</b> THE INSURANCE / CO. ASSUMES NO / RESPONSIBILITY / FOR THE CONTENTS / OR DISPOSITION / OF THIS BANK</li> </ul><ul> <li><b>Back cover:</b> TO SET, TURN (small hole to reset the date wheel somehow)</li> </ul></b></li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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