Offered is an antique Merchants' Trust Advertising Bank, "Columbus Circle Branch, Broadway & 59th St." in New York. The metal coin bank was manufactured by C.O. Burns Co., NY, and patented on August 2, 1892. The turn of the century bank has a metal handle and an overall patina of surface rust. No key. The heavy, small bank measures approximately 4 3/8 length x 2 1/4" width x 3 1/2" height.
A great display piece from another era.
