Wheaton First National Bank Cobalt Blue Glass Building with Molded Coin Slot
$24.99
This Wheaton First National Bank is a cobalt blue molded glass coin bank shaped like a small building, with an all glass coin slot in its pitched roof.
The glass has no chips or cracks, with clear architectural relief and a small pale spot at one corner of the base.
The paneled door, rows of windowpanes and fan shaped detail above the lettering give this architectural bank the look of a miniature building for a colored glass display.
Details
- Item: One Wheaton First National Bank glass coin bank
- Item Type: All glass architectural coin bank in a schoolhouse style building form
- Era: Not confirmed from photos.
- Materials: Molded glass
- Color: Transparent cobalt blue
- Maker and Mark: Wheaton. Embossed base reads WHEATON, N.J. Faint model number: Not confirmed from photos.
- Pattern or Model: First National Bank building form
- Style: Architectural figural glass
- Dimensions: About 6 inches tall by 4 inches by 2 3/4 inches
- Special Features: Raised rectangular glass coin slot molded into the pitched roof, embossed First National Bank lettering, paneled front door, multipane windows and a fan shaped detail above the lettering. No metal cap.
Condition Grade: Very Good
Positives
- Graded Very Good: No chips or cracks, with the building details and cobalt blue color clearly visible.
- The raised roof slot, front lettering, paneled door and window relief remain distinct.
- The side walls show rippled glass and horizontal block edge texture beneath the pitched roof.
- The Wheaton base lettering remains visible, although the faint model number cannot be read.
Issues / Wear
- A whitish tan spot is visible at one base corner; its nature is Not confirmed from photos.
- A few small specks are visible on the sides and base; whether they are surface particles or glass inclusions is Not confirmed from photos.
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If you collect Wheaton glass banks, the First National Bank front and molded roof slot give your cobalt glass display a small architectural focal point. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
Returns
You have 30 days from the delivery of the last item in your order to request a return. Items must come back in the condition they were sent, so please keep the original packaging and take photos before you open a package if it arrives damaged.
To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.
Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.
Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.
Cancellations
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- Packed with care. Glass and fragile pieces get extra cushioning
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Questions buyers ask
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Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.
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Yes. Every photo is the actual piece, taken by me. When it sells, it is gone.
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I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.
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