Second Ward Savings Bank, Milwaukee, 1920s Original Rehberger Promo Bank for Sale

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Second Ward Savings Bank, Milwaukee, 1920s Original Rehberger Promo Bank For Sale

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Second Ward Savings Bank, Milwaukee, 1920s Original Rehberger Promo Bank:
$125.00

Vintage promotional, heavy metal souvenir building replica of the Second Ward Savings Bank, Milwaukee, WI. built by the architectural firm of Kirchoff & Rose, in 1913.
Since 1965 it has served as the headquarters of the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
Note: It is NOT the variety recast in the 1990s for the Souvenir Building Collectors Society, but the original advertising savings bank cast by Rehberger in the 1920s.
Compare plate #1169 in Monumental Miniatures as well as #1715 in Replica Buildings: A Visual History.

Along the bottom base it reads \"Safe Deposit Vaults\", \"Investments\", \"Savings\"; on the top of the model it reads, \"Put your money in the Second ward Savings Bank, The Bank of Personal Service in Milwaukee.\"
It measures 3 1/4\" X 4 1/4\" X 2 1/4\" high and is excellent used condition without damage and its trap is intact (no key).This is a really great vintage promotional bank with stunning architectural detail that displays so well from any angle!
Examine all of the photos and ask any questions you might have beforehand.
Note: the slight finish variation on the top is a result I\'ve read of the bank\'s original casting process and is visible is virtually all of the models of this bank that I\'m familiar with, possibly one reason many of these banks were often painted.