Special & Extra Money (Self), Very Sweet Antique Treen Coin Bank rank badge with a fascinating history of

with a fascinating history of service as carrier pigeons

with some loss to the red lacquer as evident

I do feel for the porcelain spaniel trapped in the storm

1st half of the 19th c

Special & Extra Money (Self), Very Sweet Antique Treen Coin Bank rank badge with a fascinating history ofThis one I purchased from a lovely young dealer, who is always kind to point out to me things she thinks I'll appreciate, and invariably she is right. It is the interior of this small coin bank that makes it special, between that beautiful blue papered top with scattered jottings on it (maybe the year 1919?) and, especially, the carefully lettered and pasted in naming of what contents it was designated to hold: "Special & Extra Money" on one side, and