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Mechanical Bank Research Collection
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
URL: http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center |
| Creator: | Jones, William [Collector.] |
| Title: | Mechanical Bank Research Collection. |
| Dates: | undated, 1867-2008. |
| Quantity: | 2.5 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS20080098 |
| Language: | english. |
| Abstract: | The Mechanical Bank Research Collection consists of copies from scrapbooks compiled about the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America and mechanical banks, copies of patents and advertising, publications created and compiled for the MBCA annual conventions, newsletters, an issue of "Mechanical Music: Journal of the Music Box Society International," and a DVD comprised mostly of lectures done at the MBCA meetings. The collection also includes an index created by Mr. William Jones of accounting ledgers of the mechanical toy company J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut, that he holds in his personal collection. |
Biography
William Jones is a longtime collector of mechanical banks as well as information about their manufacture and the history of patents of the banks. He is a member of the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America and compiles and distributes information about mechanical banks to the members of this group at their annual conventions.
The Mechanical Bank Collectors of America was established in 1958 to bring together collectors of mechanical banks and others interested in the banks.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of copies from scrapbooks compiled about the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America and mechanical banks, copies of patents and advertising, publications created and compiled for the MBCA annual conventions, newsletters, an issue of Mechanical Music: Journal of the Music Box Society International, and a DVD comprised mostly of lectures done at the MBCA meetings. The collection also includes an index created by Mr. William Jones of accounting ledgers of the mechanical toy company J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut, that he holds in his personal collection.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from this Collection must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining Connecticut business and industry. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Mechanical Bank Research Collection, Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
The Mechanical Bank Research Collection was donated in 2008 by Mr. William Jones.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Research Collection, undated, 1867-2008 | |||||||||||
| 1:1 | [Period advertising of mechanical banks], 1876-1902 | ||||||||||
| 1:2 | History - Antique Mechanical Bank Collectors, scrapbooks compiled by members of the Antique Mechanical Bank Collectors, later known as the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America, 1958-1971 | ||||||||||
| 2:3 | Toy Money Box Patent Papers, 1867-1949 | ||||||||||
| 2:4 | F.H. Griffith, Old Mechanical Bank Magazine articles (articles about mechanical banks from Hobbies Magazine), 1951-1983 | ||||||||||
| 3:5 | Toy Money-Boxes Patented in the U.S.A., undated | ||||||||||
| 3:6 | Mechanical Toy Banks, by Louis H. Hertz, printed by Mark Haber of Wethersfield, Conn., 1947 | ||||||||||
| 3:7 | MBCA Publications (newsletters, convention programs and minutes, board of directors minutes and other literature from the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America), 1971-1982 | ||||||||||
| 3:8 | The Judd Mfg. Co. Mechanical Banks, compiled for members attending the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America 45th Convention, Providence, Rhode Island, 2002 September | ||||||||||
| 3:9 | Mark Haber, Mechanical Bank Lectures, compiled for members attending the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America 45th Convention, Providence, Rhode Island, September 2002, 1958-1964, 2002 | ||||||||||
| 3:10 | MBCA Seminar, Philadelphia Banks, compiled for members attending Mechanical Bank Collectors of America 46th Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 September | ||||||||||
| 3:11 | A reprint of History of the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America, by Edward T. Richards, 2004 | ||||||||||
| 3:12 | Mechanical Music: the Journal of the Musical Box Society International, Vol. 53, no. 4, 2007 July/August | ||||||||||
| 3:13 | J. & E. Stevens Company, Accounting Ledgers, compiled for members attending the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America 51st Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2002, 2008 September | ||||||||||
| 3:14 | "Mechanical Bank Collectors of America - Assorted Videos" (mostly speeches done at MBCA conventions), 2002 | ||||||||||