Modern Woodmen of America Souvenir Building Bank (RARE), Rock Island Illinois

Description

For sale is an ultra-rare lead souvenir building replica of the Modern Woodmen of America Headquarters in Rock Island, Illinois, cast by Art Metal Works in the first decade of the last century, ca. 1910.
Compare # 876 in
Monumental Miniatures
[Weingarten/Majua], which rates it IV/V in rarity and a 5/6 in value: 0-00.
The more recently published
Replica Buildings: A Visual History
[Merwine] similarly estimates its value at between 0-00. See. # 692.
It is quite heavy weighing approx. 1 1/4 lbs.
It measures: 3 3/4" x 3 1/4" x 2 1/4.
Its trap is missing, but it is otherwise in excellent undamaged condition with wear appropriate for its over a century of age and use.
It's taken on a warm patina and shows bold crisp lettering all around, reading: MODERN WOODMAN OF AMERICA / THE HEAD OFFICES / SAVE AND PROTECT THE FAMILY / ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Shipping includes insurance and signature tracking (to minimize the
possibility
of loss to 'porch pirates').