Friday, September 11, 2009

Alcatraz Prison Tower



Resin replica of the Alcatraz Prison Tower

White House

Not-so-common larger metal White House with great detail.

Syracuse Savings Banthrico


State Bank Cast Iron Bank

Very old State Bank made of Cast Iron

Space Needle lighter



Large metal cigarette lighter of Seattle Space Needle

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame


SNL Financial Snow Globe

unusual mixture of buildings represented inside: The Empire State Building, The Taj Mahal, Jefferson’s Monticello, London’s Parliament Building and the U.S. Capital Building.

Riggs National Bank



Ceramic dome coin bank of the Riggs National Bank in Washington, DC

NYC Cityscape UN and Rockefeller

There are many different versions of these made...all are old and cool. This one is unusual and features the United Nations and Rockefeller center on the back.

Key for Indepencance Hall Bank

Do you have the white and red plastic Indepencance Hall coin bank? Don't have the key? Well, I have an extra one. Did you know the key was in the shape of the Liberty Bell? very cool.

Golddome Bank in Buffalo

Banthrico coin bank

First Commonwealth Bank

This is an unsual resin coin bank of the First Commonwealth Bank's clock tower.

Equator Monument


This large wooden desk set has a pen holder and area for note pads. It represents the Equator Monument in Ecuador. http://www.ecuador365.com/mitad1.html

Masonic Coin

This masonic coin is a commemorative medallion depicting the George Washington Masonic memorial in Alexandria, Va.

Kolner Dom ash tray


Also known as the Cologne Cathedral

Central Office Tower



This ceramic clock tower is also a bank.

Cast Iron Banks



Antique cast iron banks

Alaska State Bank Banthrico

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Texas Souvenir Tray


Pot metal souvenir ashtray with Texas scenes and buildings including the Alamo, Texas state capital and san Jacinto Monument.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Suntrust Bank Lighthouse


this is a soft stress reliever type replica

Disney Castle Salt and Peppers


set when placed together form the entire castle stand 3 inches tall

Singing Tower Salt and Peppers


set 2.5 inches tall and are replicas of the towers in Florida.

Tower of London


Tower of London - silver colored replica stands 1 inch tall.

The Borovitskaya Tower


Russian Water Tower - Plastic version with thermometer is 7.5 inches tall. It may be missing a star at the top, or it might not have been made with one. The Borovitskaya Tower - This gate-tower was built in 1490 by Pietro Antonio Solari, on the site of the Kremlin's medieval western gate. The Borovitskaya gate used to serve as the Kremlin's service entrance, as the tower gave access to the royal grain sheds and stables. The name of the tower harks back to the distant time when the hill on which the fortress stands was covered with dense coniferous forest

Adler Planetarium


Adler Planetarium - older replica is 3 inches wide all metal with copper finish

Merlion statue


Merlion statue - This is a 3.5 inch tall pewter replica of the giant water-spewing monument in Singapore.

Wright brothers Monument

Wright brothers Monument in Kitty Hawk, N.C. This resin version stands 3 inches tall

Cook County Federal Savings

Banthrico coin bank 6 inches wide with key and trap

Trinity Christian City


Trinity Christian City International - acrylic building with metal façade details. Looks like it might have been made to be a business card holder for a desk. Unusual item 4inches wide

Tokyo Tower


5 inches tall, this metal version of the tower has a gold finish

Wine glass Charms

Keep tract of glasses at your next party with these stylish glass charms which attach to the stem of any wine glass. Set of 5 charms with silver finish

coffee pot Monument

The old and an unusual monument of a coffee pot is sold metal painted black. 5 inches tall

Kings Dominion Tower


Chrome metal 4.5 inches tall

NY World’s Fair Globe


Pencil sharpener is very hard to find. Stands 2.5 inches tall

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Pencil sharpener 3 inches tall

Castillo De San Marcos

Fort 3 inches square

Santa Maria La Pintalan tower


It’s a brass bell size: 6.5 inches tall

Irish Castle Salt and Peppers


This set of white ceramic castles are made in Cork, Ireland by Carrigaline Pottery. The tallest one stands 4 inches tall

St. Peters Basilica


This Italian-made replica of the main church in the Vadican has writing in itialian “ROMA Basilica De S. Pietro” Its metal on an onyx base and is made in the 1960s

Gateway Arch


Also know as the St. Louis Arch this older replica has a paddle boat going by in the river. 3 inches wide

Empire State Bld on Ashtray


The unusual thing about this Empire state replica is its round base that is secured to a round ash tray by a screw. Its stands almost 4 inches tall

Golden Gate Bridge Pewter


Pewter version is almost 4 inches long

Golden Gate Bridge


This nice replica has a red finish on an oval chrome base

Golden Gate Bridge LARGE

At 12 inches long, this is one of the largest metal bridge replicas you’ll see.

Independence Hall

This metal pencil sharpener in the shape of Independence Hall stands 3.5 inches tall.

Rochester Savings Bank


This gold plastic replica is the only souvenir replica made of the Rochester Savings Bank (metal was never produced) The plug on the back is missing. 3.25 inches tall

Washington Monument Salt and Peppers


A set of chrome Washington Monument salt and pepper shakers are 2.5 inches tall.

Eiffel tower top holder

Not many people know what this miniature Eiffel Tower is for. It’s a base for a spinning top. The 2-inch tall lead replica is from the 1960’s. More info about it HERE

Bremer Stadtmusikanten Monument


The Bremen Town Musicians ( in German Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, also translated as The Musicians of Bremen) is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. The monument in Bremen, German is of 4 Animals stacked up (a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster). The metal miniature monument stands 3 inches tall on an ashtray.