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This is a vintage promotional leather checkbook case/wallet issued by The Iowa Trust and Savings Bank of Dubuque, Iowa. It features a black leather exterior with a snap closure and gold-embossed bank shield logo (“THE IOWA TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK / DUBUQUE IOWA”). Inside are unused blank “Super-Safety Insured Bank Checks” pre-printed for the 1920s (with “192_” year fields), transit number 45-5, and security features. These include protection against fraudulent alteration by the William J. Burns International Detective Agency and a related $10,000 bond/certificate from the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company / Bankers Surety Company.
16 unused checks remaining.The bank was organized in 1884 and operated in Dubuque (at locations including the Bank and Insurance Building). It failed during a run on deposits in July 1932 amid the Great Depression.
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