1918 Harrison Cady BURGESS Happy Jack Squirrel Tin Bank

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This email was sent using eBay Blackthorne Software We think this early tin bank is from the 1918 ?? era. We have an early Thornton Burgess/Harrison Cady HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL CHARACTER TIN BANK, has characters that the Butternut Series books have ** BACKGROUND: Massachusetts Wear Savings Bond Committee wanted to encourage children to buy savings stamps at their schools. They formed clubs for this purpose called THE HAPPY JACK THRIFT CLUB. Once a child had enough savings stamps, these would be converted into a savings bond. These little banks were used in conjunction with the Thrift Clubs. There is a Burgess Poem on the top of the bank, which in this case says: "If you get and spend a penny, Then of course you haven't any, Be like me, A Happy Jack, and put it in, you'll get it back". Mr. Own is the receiving teller ** Sign on tree says: SECURITY Storage and Trust for Squirrels & Chipmunks ** DELIGHTFUL ILLUSTRATIONS ** We are missing the tin stopper in the bottom of the bank. The cover of the bank IS NOT REMOVABLE. ** ** I would say normal wear around the top and top edges, JPGs show you what we have. I would say for the age, the LITHO is GOOD * Above Jack Squirrel's ear there is a little paint loss, We took MANY pics, so you could see what you will be getting ** A WONDERFUL LITTLE TIN BANK ** We listed 2 early HARRISON CADY illustrated read more

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