Searching For Treasure....Chests.....

A while back I shared a treasure chest bank that came from Six Flags Over Texas in the 1960's. I actually have more treasure chest banks (it seems to be a popular theme, after all) so I thought I'd share them with you this week!

The Captain Flint bank

Another view...

 First, we have a tin litho bank. This beautifully decorated bank is small ( about 3"x2"x1.5"). I've seen people claim that it comes from the 1930's to the 1950's, but I can't be sure. By the way, Captain Flint was a Robert Louis Stevenson creation from Treasure Island...

The State National Bank, Denison, Texas plastic treasure chest.

View two...

 This small plastic bank (slightly larger than the Captain Flint bank) is from my home town! State National Bank was the first bank to open in Denison in the late 1800's. For many years there was a beautiful bank building on a corner that was eventually torn down and replaced by a three story marble box. The box is still there, but now it's a Bank of America.

Anyway, this bank seems to be from the 1960's.  It splits in two pieces to open. The graphics are nice and sharp on it. Overall, this little bank faired much better than the bank building....

The Park Sherman Chest....of Drawers bank!

The magic drawer.

And our final bank is a different kind of chest. This is a fun piece that was made by the Park Sherman Company. It's larger than the other two (about 4"x2.5"x4.5"). The cool part is that when you put a coin in the top drawer and close it, the coin mysteriously vanishes! Ok, the "clunk" kind of gives away the fact that it drops into the lower part of the bank, but it's fun anyway. It's from the 1950's.

So there you have it! When I say "Keep searching for treasure" sometimes I mean it! So.....Keep searching!