Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
A Penny Saved: Architecture in Cast Iron Toy Banks
August 2, 1983 – October 23, 1983
Take in nearly 100 examples of toy banks in architectural shapes, most fashioned by American craftsmen between 1870 and 1940. Patent drawings, brass pattern pieces, and printing blocks give insight into the design and manufacture of the banks. Objects are on loan from several private collections.
Book: The Architecture of Cast Iron Penny Banks, by Bettie Sommer and Dan Duer
