Saturday, April 12, 2008

Vintage Wood MUSICAL MAIL TRUCK BANK King of the Road!

Vintage Wood MUSICAL MAIL TRUCK BANK King of the Road! - eBay (item 310040847535 end time Apr-19-08 18:31:33 PDT)

This charming piggy bank is a wooden mail truck with rolling wheels and it plays music when you wind the key. The bottom is marked, "© Logomobile 1989 Made in U.S.A." There's a black plastic "Caplugs" stopper in the bottom opening which allows the saved coins to be retrieved.

The black printed design shows a cartoon driver in the old-style truck. The sides are marked, "United States Postal Service U.S. Mail." It's charming how the driver is drawn form all side as looking out the driver's side window.

The mail truck bank measures 6 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide and 4 1/2" high. The music plays "King of the Road" ("I'm a man of means by no means...") when the key is wound up. It has a couple minor dents in the roof.

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Vintage Wood KITZMILLER ACCOUNT FILE Bill Holder Spike!

Vintage Wood KITZMILLER ACCOUNT FILE Bill Holder Spike! - eBay (item 310040845535 end time Apr-19-08 18:19:16 PDT)

This old office tool is a hinged wooden spindle system for holding billing paperwork. The metal label on top says, "Write us before your supply of fillers are exhausted. Kitzmiller & Co. Account File, Unityville, Penna. U.S.A."

The metal label on the back says:
The Kitzmiller Account File. This is the shortest and easiest way of keeping accounts, the bills are always itemized ready for settlement, is the cheapest form without question, and used today by more business concerns throughout the world than all other forms combined, our supplies are cheaper and will always fit the file, besides, we furnish FREE A SET OF INDEX with each order of 2000 or more of renewals. Write us before your entire supply is exhausted. Agents wanted. Kitzmiller & Co. Manufacturers, Unityville, PA. U.S.A.
There's a paper label pasted on the bottom telling how to use the system. None of the original account fillers are here. I imagine they haven't been manufactured in decades.

The wood has some wear, especially on the edges. The paper label instructions are worn away on some edges and there's a loose bit near the bottom. The hinges are strong and working, the spindles are solidly attached and meet properly.

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