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- H. J. Heinz Company Private Telegraph Code Book, April 1916 - Before telephones, a telegraph was used to transmit messages. Once sent, the message was written or printed and delivered by hand. This was an expensive mode of communication (often charging per word), encouraging companies to create unique codes for phrases to reduce cost. This Telegraph Code Book was used by the H.J. Heinz Company.
- April 01, 1916
- Collections - Artifact
H. J. Heinz Company Private Telegraph Code Book, April 1916
Before telephones, a telegraph was used to transmit messages. Once sent, the message was written or printed and delivered by hand. This was an expensive mode of communication (often charging per word), encouraging companies to create unique codes for phrases to reduce cost. This Telegraph Code Book was used by the H.J. Heinz Company.
- Bank Vault Timer, 1890-1920 -
- 1890-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Bank Vault Timer, 1890-1920
- Commercial National Bank, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Commercial National Bank, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905
- Complaint Filed by Detroit Merchants regarding the Value of Bank Notes and Specie during Winter 1814-1815 -
- May 25, 1815
- Collections - Artifact
Complaint Filed by Detroit Merchants regarding the Value of Bank Notes and Specie during Winter 1814-1815
- Portrait of Bank Treasurer John W. Barron, circa 1870 - Cartes-de-visite -- small photographic prints on cardboard stock -- were made by professional photographers. This example from J. F. Page's Dexter, Maine, studio shows John W. Barron, treasurer of the Dexter Savings Bank, around 1870. Americans collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
- circa 1870
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Bank Treasurer John W. Barron, circa 1870
Cartes-de-visite -- small photographic prints on cardboard stock -- were made by professional photographers. This example from J. F. Page's Dexter, Maine, studio shows John W. Barron, treasurer of the Dexter Savings Bank, around 1870. Americans collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
- Unisys Continental Bank Visit, July 24, 1991 -
- July 24, 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Unisys Continental Bank Visit, July 24, 1991
- Bank Building Bank, 1870-1930 - In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, several manufacturers marketed cast-iron toy banks to parents as a way to encourage thrift in children. Some banks used mechanical actions to deposit a coin, while others, like this one, just had a slot where the coin was dropped. These simple banks came in a variety of shapes that delighted children of all ages.
- 1870-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Bank Building Bank, 1870-1930
In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, several manufacturers marketed cast-iron toy banks to parents as a way to encourage thrift in children. Some banks used mechanical actions to deposit a coin, while others, like this one, just had a slot where the coin was dropped. These simple banks came in a variety of shapes that delighted children of all ages.
- Commercial National Bank, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Commercial National Bank, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905
- Palace Bank, 1880-1920 - In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, several manufacturers marketed cast-iron toy banks to parents as a way to encourage thrift in children. Some banks used mechanical actions to deposit a coin, while others, like this one, just had a slot where the coin was dropped. These simple banks came in a variety of shapes that delighted children of all ages.
- 1880-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Palace Bank, 1880-1920
In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, several manufacturers marketed cast-iron toy banks to parents as a way to encourage thrift in children. Some banks used mechanical actions to deposit a coin, while others, like this one, just had a slot where the coin was dropped. These simple banks came in a variety of shapes that delighted children of all ages.