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Object number2008.110.1
Manufacturer
Koster Dana-Barrell Inc.
Datec. 1960
OriginNew York, NY
Mediumplastic; inks
Credit LineGift of Eleanore Seidenberg
DescriptionPlastic baseball bank printed with red stitches. Screen-printed in blue on baseball: signatures of popular Pirates baseball team members, including Bill Mazeroski, Don Hoak, and Smokey Burgess.Dimensions3.5 x 2.75 x 2.75 in. (8.9 x 7 x 7 cm)InscriptionsScreen printed in blue on baseball: signatures of popular Pirates baseball team members, including Bill Mazeroski, Don Hoak, and Smoky Burgess.
Printed on base edges: "PITTSBURGH NATIONAL BANK / [upside down triangle]"; " 'Nearby and Neighborly' / MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION".
MarksText on base "KOSTER DANA-BARRELL INC. / 30 BROAD ST. / NEW YORK 4, N.Y."
Historical NotesPromotional bank from Pittsburgh National Bank with signatures from popular Pittsburgh Pirates. This bank most likely celebrates the 1960 World Series win. [From PNC website: https://www.pnc.com:] "Pittsburgh National Corporation was established as the Pittsburgh Trust and Savings Company in 1852, making it the oldest bank in Pittsburgh. Within months, the company moved its offices to Wood Street, one door from the corner of Fifth Avenue, and in 1858 it acquired the corner lot. The company has been doing business at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood Street ever since. --The bank was the first to apply for a charter under the National Banking Act of 1863, and soon became the First National Bank of Pittsburgh. --In 1946, the bank joined with Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Company to form Peoples First National Bank and Trust Company. --And in 1959, Fidelity Trust Company merged with Peoples First, which, in turn, merged with First National. A new bank was born - Pittsburgh National Bank - with a new symbol that expressed the industrial and commercial strength of Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle."
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
Pittsburgh National Bank
Related person
William Stanley Mazeroski
(born 1936)
Related person
Donald A. Hoak
Related person
Forrest Harrill Burgess
(1927 - 1991)
Related institution
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Related person
Richard Morrow Groat
(born 1930)
Related person
William Charles Virdon
Related person
Elroy Leon Face
Related person
Daniel Edward Murtaugh
(1917 - 1976)
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c. 1979
