Antique Wooden Bank, Advertising for Clark's Mile-End Spool Cotton 1800's Inlaid

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Up for auction is an antique wooden box bank. This was purchased from an estate sale. The woman who sold it to me told me it was her Grandmother's. She believed it to be from the 1850's. I am not sure of the date but I want to let you know what I know about it. I have done some research and I have copied the information below. The box is 2.5 inches tall by 3 inches wide by 4.5 inches long. It is in great shape. No large scratches in the wood. There is 3 stripes across the top or what I call inlaid. I am not sure what kind of wood it is. It is light color. There is a knob on the front that connects to the drawer. The drawer pulls out and there is a spot to put a coin in. When the coin is placed in the coin spot and the drawer is pushed in the bottom comes out of the coin spot and the coin drops in the box. On the bottom of the box is the label that is in poor condition. But from my research I have determined that the it is an advertisement or premieum giveaway for the Clark's Mile-End Spool Cotton Sewing Co. It is glued on the bottom of the box and it is ripped in a few places and there are pieces missing. It looks like the bottom as been taken off and rescrewed back on. The bottom is the only way to get your money out. Please email any questions. Paypal only, payment due 48 hours after end of auction. Shipping is free. Here is the information I found if you are interested in it: Clark Sewing Thread in America “During the mid-1850s – until the Panic of 1857 – foreign investment in the United States rose.” The Panic dampened investment for a short time as the country continued to struggle with issues that ultimately led to the Civil War in 1861. However, the country was growing by leaps and bounds and the invention of a successful home sewing machine by Howe and Singer spurred the need for thread manufacture. The first recorded instance of the Clark Thread interests occurred in 1856 when George A. Clark joined his Scottish competitor Andrew Coats in marketing to the United States. George A. Clark & Brother was formed in 1863. Clark began manufacturing in Newark, N. J. in 1865 as J. & J. Clark and became Clark & Co. in 1879. The competition, J. & P. Coats, began manufacturing in Pawtucket, R. I. in 1869. Wilkins reported, “At that time, many American manufacturers existed.” However, the real expertise and experience rested with the Coats and the Clarks of Scotland. In addition, it was a very capital-intensive process to spin a strong cotton thread and the Scots had accumulated quite a bit of wealth as they provided a superior product to the growing British industrial market. A totally separate Scottish firm, John Clark, Jr. & Co., began manufacturing in East Newark (Kearny), N. J., in the early 1870s. When George A. Clark died in 1873, his brother William took over management of the mills and of the sales firm. Initially, the Clarks in the United States were well-separated from their Scottish relatives until after the death of George A. Clark. In the 1880s, Clark’s “O.N.T.” (Our New Thread) was widely advertised in national publications. In 1883, The U. S. subsidiary of the John Clark, Jr. & Co. of Glasgow became Clark Mile- End Spool Cotton Company and enlarged the Kearny works. The American economy was expanding following the restoration of peace. Home machine sewing added demand for quality spooled thread Posted with eBay for iPad read more

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