Up for sale is a genuine antique bank check dated August 5, 1897, drawn on the Lycoming National Bank of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Details:
• Check No. 2698
• Drawn by: John Peters, Montoursville, PA — dealer in fresh & smoked meats, hams, sausage, and lard (business letterhead printed on the check stub)
• Payable to: T.J. Funston & Co.
• Amount: $3.15
• Memo: “for Bill July 21-1897”
• Signed by John Peters
• Printed by J.H. Warner, 81 John St., N.Y.
A wonderful piece of 19th-century financial and local business ephemera, featuring beautiful ornate Victorian-era typography and engraving on the bank name. The printed advertising letterhead for Peters’ meat business adds great historical and collectible value — a fascinating window into small-town Pennsylvania commerce in the 1890s.
Condition: Please see photos for exact condition. Note a small stain near the top edge and original perforated left edge intact. Over 125 years old — sold as an authentic antique/collectible, as-is.
Great for: Collectors of banking/financial ephemera, Pennsylvania history, Williamsport/Lycoming County memorabilia, autograph collectors, or antique advertising enthusiasts.
Lycoming National Bank Bank lineage:
1875: Lycoming National Bank Chartered
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1927: Merges into Lycoming Trust Company
│ (With West Branch National Bank & Northern Central Trust)
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1930: Absorbs Susquehanna Trust Company
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1934: Reorganized as West Branch Bank & Trust Company
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1963: Merges with Bank of Newberry
│ (Becomes Northern Central Bank & Trust Company)
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1998: Acquired by Keystone Financial, Inc.
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2000: Acquired by M&T Bank (Present Day)
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