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LIBERTY BELL BANK (AKA) unk
• AKA:
Unknown Maker (Unknown Location, Operated: Unknown), Introduced: c1885 Introduced
• NOTE: Ref. Museum of American Glass, WV - Patented Sept. 22, 1885 as D326,757 by J. Frederick Loeble of Philadelphia. Advertised in 1885 by Robinson & Loeble, manufacturers of mince meats, fruit butters, preserves and jellies, Philadelphia, sole owners of the Liberty Bell Jelly Cup and Savings Bank for Children. According to the ad copy: "This miniature Bell will teach the young folks patriotism and economy, as it can be used as a Savings Bank for children, by breaking out the small piece of glass in the slot on the top of the Bell."
• Motifs: (Figural), (Letters/Numbers)