The hair was recycled in a number of ways—notably for stuffing small bags

Stamped Made in Scotland

the overlay is in vintage condition with some fading and bubbling

Limited Edition

Antique Merchants' Trust Advertising Bank, Columbus Circle Branch serpent_urn The hair was recycled inOffered is an antique Merchants' Trust Advertising Bank, "Columbus Circle Branch, Broadway & 59th St." in New York. The metal coin bank was manufactured by C. O. Burns Co., NY, and patented on August 2, 1892. The turn of the century bank has a metal handle and an overall patina of surface rust. No key. The heavy, small bank measures approximately 4 3 8 length x 2 1 4" width x 3 1 2" height. A great display piece from another era.