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Vintage banks draw collectors at shops and auctions
Collectors prize vintage and antique banks from Saal heimer Strauss and similar makers. A German firm started in 1911 making tin toys and banks and in 1936 ownership shifted to Philipp Nidermeier. The recognizable SS trademark and colorful lithography boost values at auctions. a British clown bank sold for 1920 at Bertoia Auctions.
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Saalheimer & Strauss
Philipp Nidermeier
Strauss
New York
British Clown Bank
Bertoia Auctions
Bertoia
Vineland
N.J