Vintage 1940s-1960s Banking Ephemera Lot (5) Federal Reserve Comic & ABA Manuals For Sale

# Vintage Mid-Century American Banking Ephemera & Financial History Lot (5 Pieces)Up for sale or purchase is a highly cohesive, beautifully preserved collection of five (5) authentic mid-century banking pamphlets, instructional guides, and public information booklets spanning from 1948 to 1963. This lot is an instant collection perfect for historians of American finance, vintage paper/ephemera collectors, or tech enthusiasts interested in the early days of corporate automation. ### What’s Included in This Bundle:1. **The Story of Checks (1953 Second Edition / 1952 First Edition)**
* **Publisher:** Federal Reserve Bank of New York
* **Details:** A highly sought-after, brightly illustrated comic-book-style history of currency, clearinghouses, and checkbook money. Includes fascinating, rare illustrations tracking early banking automation, mid-century room-sized mainframe computers, mechanical check sorters, and a visual guide on "How to Write a Check."
* **Condition:** Excellent vintage condition. Bright colors, crisp pages, no mailing folds.2. **Customer Relations: A Guide to Staff Conferences (1948)**
* **Publisher:** Public Relations Council – The American Bankers Association
* **Details:** Number 6 in the historic A.B.A. Public Relations Series. Features classic late-1940s typographic style and pictorial layouts covering "Planned Customer Relations" and optimizing bank profits.3. **How to Train a Bank Bookkeeper (1959 Copyright)**
* **Publisher:** The American Bankers Association (Committee on Employee Training)
* **Details:** An authentic vintage operational training manual outlining daily activity schedules, machine operating instructions, and error correction protocols.4. **How to Train a Bank Proof and Transit Clerk (1960 Copyright)**
* **Publisher:** The American Bankers Association
* **Details:** Companion piece to the bookkeeper manual, focusing on the processing side of mid-century banking. Outlines A.B.A. transit routing symbols and sorting workflows.5. **Money: Master or Servant? (1963 Third Printing / 1955 First Edition)**
* **Publisher:** Federal Reserve Bank of New York
* **Details:** An educational public info booklet designed to explain economic principles, monetary policy, and the Federal Reserve System to schools and the public.### Condition Notes:
All five items are in exceptional, collector-grade vintage condition. The staple bindings are sturdy and free of rusting, the covers are clean with sharp text, and the interiors feature remarkably clean, bright pages without personal annotations, ink marks, or library stamps. The back covers are unmarked and structurally sound. Expect very minor, standard corner wear/aging appropriate for paper items of this era. Please review the high-resolution photos for exact cosmetic details.### Shipping & Handling:
We treat vintage paper with the respect it deserves. This lot will be safely enclosed in a moisture-protective poly sleeve, sandwiched firmly between two thick sheets of rigid cardboard to prevent bending, and shipped inside a tough outer mailer.Ships quickly with tracking. Please reach out with any questions!

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