Lot 294A:
Round 2 Texaco 1937 Stinson Bank
Description
A Chinese-made die-cast metal airplane coin bank featuring Texaco branding, mounted on a molded display stand. The model represents a 1937 Stinson Reliant SR-9 in a silver-tone finish with white accents. The aircraft features the registration number NC2215 in white on the upper and lower surfaces of the wings and the vertical stabilizer. Texaco T-star logos are applied as decals to the wings, fuselage, and the red base of the display stand. The item functions as a coin bank with a slot located on the upper fuselage behind the cockpit and a circular plastic keyed door on the underside for coin retrieval. The underside of the fuselage bears a black adhesive label with white text reading Texaco, The Lockheed Property LLC, ?2012 Round 2 LLC, Made in China, and a date code 05/10/2012 A1. A recessed four-digit number, 1539, is cast into the metal near the coin door. The landing gear and struts are constructed of white plastic, and the two-blade propeller is manually rotatable.
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