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Republican Elephant Metal Coin Bank, ca. 1952
- Title:
- Republican Elephant Metal Coin Bank, ca. 1952
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- J. Chien & Co.
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0232
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0232_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
metalwork (visual works)
Banks (Containers)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Painting (coating)
- Subject:
- Banks (Containers)
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Republican Party
Caricatures
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 12.7 (Coin bank) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Mechanical coin bank. The user places coin at the end of the elephant's trunk
the coin will roll down trunk into bank if lever on the back of the elephant is pushed. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates this item to the 1952 Presidential campaign. It is uncertain if the item is specifically politically-related, or if the elephant is merely intended to be a circus elephant.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
