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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 12-07-2007 12:18 PM
  
Below is a small (about 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" and 2 1/2" high) continental silver Dog House Bank. It is marked on the base 12 E. I believe that it is German or Austrian made somewhere in the first half of the 19th century. Am I correct? Anybody out there have more information on this little novelty? IP: Logged |
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jersey Posts: 1203 |
posted 12-07-2007 01:01 PM
Hello Richard. What a great piece! I cannot help on the mark, but I have a question regarding its function. I see no slot for coins that most banks have. Could it be some sort of keeper of treasures (like tea or jewels), hence the dog guarding it? Sure someone will come up with the mark ID for you. Could the E refer to Esslingen Germany......just a thought. Enjoy the day! IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 12-07-2007 01:38 PM
You probably know this already, but the 12 is the "standard" mark for 12 lothige (12/16ths) silver, widely used in Central and Eastern Europe before the 20th Century. I don't know the "E". [This message has been edited by swarter (edited 12-07-2007).] IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 12-10-2007 08:43 PM
Could the E be a year mark? IP: Logged |
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vathek Posts: 966 |
posted 12-11-2007 08:01 AM
Just a thought but I don't think this type of sloped roof dog house was around much before the second half of the nineteenth century. Could be wrong tho. IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 12-11-2007 11:50 AM
vathek, That thought ocurred to me as well, but I don't know the answer. Anybody know when this type of dog house came into being? IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 12-11-2007 01:05 PM
Most often when I think about a bank (aka "piggy bank") it is something that has a coin slot. I don't see a coin slot. On the other hand I suppose a coin slot might just be my American experience and that elsewhere no coin slot was the norm. Maybe this isn't a money bank but rather is a jewelry lock box? IP: Logged |
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jersey Posts: 1203 |
posted 12-24-2007 06:29 PM
Hello again Richard! Happy Holiday! Just another thought about your dog house. Have you considered the possibility of it being a humidor? If it is perhaps a faint odor of tobacco could be detected. Please let us know if you get the correct answer. Enjoy the day. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 12-31-2008 12:09 PM
Hose_dk posted 12-31-2008 11:59 AM in the New Members' Forum quote: IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 01-08-2009 09:10 AM
Hose_dk, Thank you for the info. IP: Logged |
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