Description: This size 2 Post Office Door was made by Corbin circa 1902. It's a true antique. It's made of cast bronze and features a flying eagle on a sunburst background. It's opened by turning each dial to a specific number. The combination is taped to the bottomThere is a coin slot in the top and the bank is about 6 3/4 inches wide 7 inches high and 5 inches deep. It's a perfect gift for anyone, any age. Teach a child to save. Help an adult relive their past. The door is made of bronze. All of the doors I use in these banks had many years of service in a Post Office. Many of them are over 100 years old. This one is over 120 years old. I've rebuilt them, cleaned off the grime and got the locks working smoothly. They are true works of art deco. I use number decals that were surplused from the Post Office to put the numbers in the windows. This door probably had 50 or more years of service before being retired. Like with most of the wood I use this wood is reclaimed. I found a table (see picture) someone had abandoned at our recycling center. My first thought was to restore it but it had been left out in the weather and was in rough shape. I decided instead to salvage and reuse the wood. I don't know how old the table was but it had been put together with square nails. (See picture.) Quick research seems to put the end to the use of square nails in manufacture at about 1910. The table and the nails were over 100 years old. What surprised me in dismantling the table was the quality of the secondary wood. Research shows it's called, generically, "hard pine". I liked more than the hard wood part of the table. The back of this bank has a very interesting knot hole about 2 inches in diameter. I've partially filled with epoxy. It's a conversation starter. The colors and grain are beautiful. It even has a few of the square nail holes on view. I think you'd agree this wood shouldn't have been sent to the dump. I will include a few of the old nails when I ship the bank. I guess you could say almost the whole bank is made from recycled/repurposed materials.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Redmond, Oregon
End Time: 2024-11-21T15:56:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: bronze and wood
