The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank brass calendar with one flat nick to

with one flat nick to the stone on the nose of the larger bear and a few very minor surface dings/stratches here and there

in 10th grade

or whoever accepted it in lieu of 5 cents

and nice old red and grayish-white paint showing some alligatoring

2 1/2” by 3 5/16

The Beehive Moneycomb, Punny (and Metaphorical Feeling) c. 1940s Still Bank brass calendar with one flat nick toPretty clever, and a pretty excellent object I think; I find it hard to resist a beehive shaped anything, and all the better with a big bee cast on the front! At the same time, with its golden brass finish, and "MONEYCOMB" in capital italics, I can't help but think of it as a metaphor for plutocracy! Ah, I will try to relinquish this lens through which I seem to be regarding everything at the moment. but our material culture is so rife with metaphors!