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Many people have more than
one bank account, Some even
own their own bank, or at least
part of one, But there are very
few people who own a whole
collection of banks, with the
exception of someone like Harry
Adamson, .Exeter.
Mr, Adamson collects antique
toy banks, many dating back to
the 1860's and 70's, He's not quite
sure what his oldest bank is, but it
MECHANICAL TOY BANKS Harry Adamson is shown here with
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almost 200 hanks. T-A photo
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ALL SHAPES AND MATERIALS In his large collection of toy banks, Harry Adamson has all shapes,
sizes and materials, Shown above are five of the "still" banks. Left to right is a jug-shaped clay bank, a
cast-iron "State Bank", the polished brass bank which first interested the Adamson's, another clay bank
in near-perfect condition, and a little china dog bank. T-A photo
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money, rather than dust-
collectors?
may be "Uncle Sam", a
delightful mechanical bank, in
which the familiar figure of
Uncle Sam drops a penny into an
open carpet-bag, which, in turn,
closes. "Uncle Sam" was first
manufactured in the mid-1850's.
Mr. Adamson has so many
banks, be is not even certain of
the exact number. "It's sort of a
recurring difference between my
wife and I", he said. "She thinks
we have about 130. I say closer to
200".
, The Adamsons have only been
collecting banks for about 10
years. They first became in-
terested when Mr. Adamson's
mother brought an antique
polished brass bank with her
from England.
"We liked the look of it so
much, we just sort of begged it
from her, Then we started
looking around for others", said
Mr. Adamson. Now, in addition to
the original brass bank they have
banks made of wood, tin, iron,
clay, china and glass,
In general, the clay banks are
the oldest, well over 100 years
old, and also the most rare. This
is because they were moulded in
one piece, and had to be broken to
get the money out. Con-
sequently, there are very few
whole ones to be found.
Mr. Adamson, however, has at
least three clay banks, in near-
perfect condition, in the shape of
urns, and another, in the shape of
a European peasant woman,
which he found in Jamaica,
Mr. and Mrs. Adamson have
travelled quite extensively, and
they never pass an antique shop
without going in to ask. "Banks
are very hard to come by now,
though," said Mr. Adamson. "It's
just the luck of the devil to find
some of them. But other
collectors get to know what you
want, so often you come across
something that way".
There aren't even many
collectors around, as far as the
Adamsons know, and none
around here. One of the most
impressive collections they are
aware of, however, belongs to
Ed. Murvish, better known as
"Honest Ed". He has some of his
banks on display in his Toronto
restaurant, Ed's Warehouse.
Despite the relative rarity of
"Uncle Sam"
antique toy banks, Mr. Adamson
has an extremely fine collection.
His favorites, and the "prime
pieces" are the mechanical
banks.
He has 22 truly mechanical
banks. in all colors, sizes, and
shapes. One, called "Eagle and
eaglets", is an eagle who drops
coins into the waiting eaglets in
the nest, In another, when a small
lever is pushed, William Tell gets
the apple shot off his head with a
penny,
The others range from "Clown
on a globe", to "Boy on a
trapeze", most in fine working
condition.
"Some people hunt for years
just to find one mechanical bank,
They are just about impossible to
find now", he said.
Although most of the toy banks
are in perfect shape, Mr.
Adamson has had to make slight
repairs on a few. He is allowed to
make no more than one-third
repairs on a bank, or it is no
longer considered a collector's
item.
His "still" banks are equally
interesting arid unusual.
Although many are made of cast
iron, they can get very brittle
with age,
The smallest bank Mr.
Adamson owns is a tiny six-sided
building, which comes apart in
two pieces. Another, also made of
cast iron, has six separate sides,
which completely fall apart, if
you pull the right pin.
Within his large collection, Mr.
Adamson has several smaller
collections. He has lions,
elephants, horses, several ver-
sions of the "Black Sambo"
banks, and numerous others.
He also has several "safe"
banks, designed as replicas of
industrial safes. Most are opened
by means of one, two, or three
dial combination locks. Mr.
Adamson has one such bank,
which he spent weeks learning
how to open. It has both a key,
and a complicated combination
lock.
Some others no longer have
keys, and he has several which he
will never be able to open.
Other of his banks have
detailed little mechanisms which
Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Morley had
as their guests last week the
latter's brothers and sister-in-
law, Howard Switzer, Kamloops,
B.C., and Mr. & Mrs. Wallace
Switzer, Athabasca, Alberta. All
attended the Switzer reunion
June 24, at Stratford, June 26 Mr.
& Mrs. Clarence Switzer, Kirkton
and several relatives from town
had a get-together at the
Morley's home, on Sanders St.
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must have been very frustrating
to their owners if desperately in
need of money, These are little
gadgets located inside the bank,
just below the slots, which close
so that it is impossible to get the
coins out, no matter how hard or
long you shake the bank.
Most antique banks were made
in England, and later, in the
United States. Mr. Adamson,
however, has two "Mutual Life of
Canada" calendar book banks,
which look very much like
present-day calendar books.
Generally, although, Canadian
antique banks are not common.
Many American and European
banks were mass-produced in
their time, and were sold to the
retailer in case lots of a dozen for
$8.50. Even then, they were not
cheap.
Some, however, were hand-
made, and show a great deal of
work and a wealth of detail.
Mr. and Mrs. Adamson are
justifiably proud of their
collection of antique toy banks. "I
wouldn't part with any of them
for any amount of money", said
Mr, Adamson. "The only reason,
would be to trade one of them for
something I don't have, or
especially want",
But then, there is hardly
anyone who would want to part
with a collection of almost 200
July 6, 1972 Poo* 11
Oesch Pfoffs
hold reunion
The annual reunion was held
July 2, 1972. in Riverview Park,
Exeter, with Mr, $t Mrs. Russel
Oesch and Mr. & Mrs. Glen
Hodgins in charge,
Many relays, contests and
races took place in the event with
almost everyone participating.
About 66 enjoyed a
smorgasbord picnic supper.
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Clarke and
Mr. Byron Clarke were elected
for next year's picnic.-
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