My very own "Rosebud"
Many of you are probably familiar with the classic movie 'Citizen Kane'. In one of the key scenes the main character based on William Randolph Hearst --- Charles Foster Kane is on his deathbed and says: "Rosebud". No one knows what he is talking about, but the viewer remembers the sled he had as a child with that name that brought back many fond memories for him.
My "Rosebud" was found yesterday at a local thrift store for $4.00. It's a cast iron (very heavy) Uncle Sam Bank. He's standing in all his red, white and blue glory on a platform with a button in the back corner. It's spring-loaded so that when you put a coin his hand and push the button, it lowers his hand, opens his mouth and simultaneously drops the coin into a bag labled "U.S." then into the stand. Of course there's easy access to the coins deposited on the bottom in the form of a rubber plunger.
I had a plastic (I think) version as a very small child and it really taught me the importance of saving and thrift. Had it been one of the originals from 1886 it would be worth between $2 & $3 Grand! Mine is clearly a recent replica as was the one I owned as a child. Nonetheless, it occupies a prominent place now on one of my shelves....
All this further proves the old treasure hunter's creedo: "Anything can be anywhere."
HH
-spyguy
Many of you are probably familiar with the classic movie 'Citizen Kane'. In one of the key scenes the main character based on William Randolph Hearst --- Charles Foster Kane is on his deathbed and says: "Rosebud". No one knows what he is talking about, but the viewer remembers the sled he had as a child with that name that brought back many fond memories for him.
My "Rosebud" was found yesterday at a local thrift store for $4.00. It's a cast iron (very heavy) Uncle Sam Bank. He's standing in all his red, white and blue glory on a platform with a button in the back corner. It's spring-loaded so that when you put a coin his hand and push the button, it lowers his hand, opens his mouth and simultaneously drops the coin into a bag labled "U.S." then into the stand. Of course there's easy access to the coins deposited on the bottom in the form of a rubber plunger.
I had a plastic (I think) version as a very small child and it really taught me the importance of saving and thrift. Had it been one of the originals from 1886 it would be worth between $2 & $3 Grand! Mine is clearly a recent replica as was the one I owned as a child. Nonetheless, it occupies a prominent place now on one of my shelves....
All this further proves the old treasure hunter's creedo: "Anything can be anywhere."
HH
-spyguy
