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Toronto, Ontario
Around 1892
Cast iron, and tin and wood interior till, with original gold paint
21(h) x 26(w) x 13(l) cm

Accession Number: CMH 2007.22.194 a-c

Photo Number: IMG2014-0140-0003-DM

“Traders Bank” Coin Bank

This coin bank was made for the Traders Bank in Toronto as part of a promotion, during the 1890s, to encourage patrons to save their money. The bank building was located, as noted on the sides of this example, at the corner of Yonge and Colborne streets.