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For Age and Want save while you may; No morning Sun lasts a whole Day. -- Benjamin Franklin (American statesman, diplomat, and inventor, 1706-90)

As a young man, Benjamin Franklin worked in Philadelphia as a printer, where he published the witty Poor Richard's Almanac (1732-57). We are indebted to him for, among other inventions, the lightening rod, and for many civic improvements in Philadelphia, including a library, fire company, and a university. As one of our country's greatest statesmen and diplomats, Franklin helped draft and signed the Declaration of Independence, and organized a postal system, serving as the first postmaster general (1775-76).

This Benjamin Franklin bank is adapted from a marble bust sculpted in 1779 by the French artist, Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). The sculpture is considered the most famous lifetime image of the great statesman. Now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Our bank, a delightful and utilitarian display piece, is made of cast marble (crushed marble bonded with polymer resins), with a coin-slot at the back. The base has a felt bottom and unscrews for easy coin removal. Height 9".


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