This original key for a Strato model metal bank, manufactured by Duro Pattern & Mold Co. of Highland Park (Detroit), Michigan, opened the hatch on the underside of the bank so that the coins could be retrieved. The space-themed design of the bank included a mechanism that allowed the owner to shoot coins (pennies, nickels, or dimes) from the rocket into a slot in the Moon on the bank.
Created to be distributed as a premium by local commercial banks, the Strato included a place for an adhesive sticker advertising the gifting institution. 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
1954
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA
Manufacturer
Duro Pattern & Mold Co.
Dimensions
3-D: 2.5 × 1.9 × 0.3cm (1 in. × 3/4 in. × 1/8 in.)
Materials
Metal
Inventory Number
A20110029002
Credit Line
Gift of Raymond R. Reines. Dedicated to the Berzac Family, in honor of Team NASA.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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