Object Details
Manufacturer
Duro Pattern & Mold Co.
Summary
This Strato model metal bank manufactured by Duro Pattern & Mold Co. of Highland Park (Detroit), Michigan comes from a design that was patented in 1953. The space-themed design of the bank included a mechanism that allowed the owner to shoot coins (pennies, nickels, or dimes) from the rocket into a slot in the Moon on the bank. The coins could be retrieved through a hatch on the underside of the bank. Created to be distributed as a premium by local commercial banks, the Strato included an adhesive sticker that advertised the gifting institution, in this case the Maywood Proviso State Bank (of Aurora, Illinois).
Raymond Reines donated this bank to the Museum in 2011.
Credit Line
Gift of Raymond R. Reines, Dedicated to the Berzac Family, in honor of Team NASA
Date
1954
Inventory Number
A20110029000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA
Materials
Metal
Plastic
Coating
Dimensions
3-D: 20.6 × 6.7 × 7.9cm, 0.5kg (8 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 3 1/8 in., 1.2lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20110029000