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The MBCA is a non-profit organization consisting of
around 300 members from
the United States and several foreign
countries. Organized in 1958, it is dedicated to expand the knowledge
and availability of Antique Mechanical Banks.
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MBCA
Membership Benefits Include:
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Mechanical Banker Journal
Published three times a year, is available only to members and contains up-to-date analysis of specific
mechanical banks and related objects; information on annual conventions; member write-ups;
current events; new finds; reprints from old catalogs; and other informative items. Our publication,
THE MECHANICAL BANKER, keeps
our members current
on mechanical bank news and activities.
Annual Convention �
In late September or October,
an annual meeting hosted by
MBCA
members. The
Convention consists of informal and formal gatherings of members from a wide range of backgrounds
with a common interest in Mechanical Banks.
There are two dinners, tours to see collections, a bank
auction, informative seminars, meetings, room hopping, and other interesting
activities.
Check List and Price Guide
Informative guide that provides members with a price range for old Mechanical Banks.
Special Reports and
Videotapes of Convention Presentations
Supplemental reports compliment the available information.
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Our
public
web
scrapbook
section
is
indexed
and
can
be
searched
by
key
words.
If you printed the content, you would
have over 8,000
pages covering Antique
Mechanical Banks and the history of bank
collectors and collecting.
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Members reference areas
contain an
additional
12,000
pages of
material plus
6-1/2 hours of
videos from convention seminars,
etc. The Password required
to access
the
members
pages is
available
only to
members.
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Preview links to material in the members
pages at:
MBCA Member Index.
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If you're a collector of Antique Mechanical Banks, you should join the
MBCA.
Membership requirements: Own five original
antique
Mechanical Banks and have a member provide a letter of recommendation verifying the originality of your
collection. If you are interested in joining, and know a member, fill out and submit
a
membership application. To
get in touch with an MBCA member,
see below or click here →
contact the MBCA. |
Postal address:
Mechanical
Bank Collectors
of America
PO Box 13323, Pittsburgh, PA
15242
Electronic mail:
General web Information:
raytoys@aol.com
Webmaster:
raytoys@aol.com
Comments,
Corrections, Suggestions ?
The MBCA web was first published April 6, 1999.
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