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This Flying Saucer mechanical bank manufactured by Duro Pattern & Mold Co. of Highland Park (Detroit), Michigan comes from a design that was patented in 1956. The moving parts on this bank included an elaborate spring-loaded mechanism. The owner pulled back on a lever that included the names of planets, cocking the mechanism. When the center button was pushed, the mechanism released, sending the inserted coin around the inside of the disc and into the interior of the bank. The coins could then be retrieved by removing the entire base plate.

Created to be distributed as a premium by local commercial banks, the Strato included an adhesive sticker that advertised the gifting institution, in this case the State Bank of Standish (Michigan).

Raymond Reines donated this bank to the Museum in 2011.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1956 Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA Manufacturer Duro Pattern & Mold Co.
 Dimensions 3-D: 14 × 12.7 × 9.8cm, 0.5kg (5 1/2 × 5 × 3 7/8 in., 1lb.)
 Materials Metal
Coating
Plastic
 Inventory Number A20110030000 Credit Line Gift of Raymond R. Reines. Dedicated to the Berzac Family, in honor of Team NASA. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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