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Bank Info for NB Charter 4887 (1893 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Reading National Bank
Reading, PA
2 The Reading National Bank and Trust Company (10/9/1928)
Reading, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1907 Isaac Young Spang James T. Reber
1908-1919 Henry Knabb Harrison James T. Reber
1920-1923 Henry Knabb Harrison Charles W. Hendel
1924-1932 Walter G. Mast Henry Knabb Harrison
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 10900
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11500
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9840
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7328
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4800
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 6001 - 44025
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4801 - 30186
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 15614
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 9046
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2528
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 28960
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 15657
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3155
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 27, 1893
  • Chartered Mar 11, 1893
  • 2: Conservatorship Oct 10, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Oct 27 1934
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $499,457
High Bal (1928) $16,602,155
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $44,470
High Bal (1931) $600,000
Total Out (1932) $600,000
# Large Notes 455,116
# Small Notes 210,900
# Total Notes 666,016
$ Large Size $3,746,000
$ Small Size $1,679,010
$ Total Issued $5,425,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $499,456.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $577,578.22 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $668,834.27 $44,470.00
Oct-06-1896 $729,199.58 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $752,993.26 $87,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $843,098.09 $112,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $974,647.94 $115,680.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,095,145.64 $130,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,134,064.68 $140,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,037,235.21 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,034,796.76 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,086,981.16 $60,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,097,441.00 $90,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,276,687.00 $180,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,421,434.00 $180,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,548,713.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,616,009.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,768,552.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,956,914.00 $197,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,206,488.00 $195,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,373,470.00 $197,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,408,466.00 $198,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,477,473.00 $196,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,877,762.00 $196,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,690,569.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,579,896.00 $196,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,979,157.00 $190,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,769,793.00 $294,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $8,947,426.00 $375,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $8,870,134.00 $400,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $10,417,242.00 $356,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $11,444,711.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $13,054,464.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $15,293,747.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $14,771,022.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $16,602,155.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $15,619,376.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $15,168,207.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $14,081,304.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,947,479.00 $600,000.00

 

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