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Bank Info for NB Charter 546 (1864 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Germantown
Philadelphia, PA
2 National Bank of Germantown and Trust Company (3/21/1929)
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 Charles Witman Otto Charles Magarge
1866-1884 Charles Witman Otto William Wynne Wister
1885-1895 Canby Steel Tyson William Wynne Wister
1896-1896 Canby Steel Tyson Charles Witman Otto (VP)
1897-1898 Canby Steel Tyson William Wynne Wister
1899-1901 Canby Steel Tyson Charles Witman Otto
1902-1905 Romaine Keyser Canby Steel Tyson
1906-1908 Walter Williams Canby Steel Tyson
1909-1909 Walter Williams Thomas B. Homer
1910-1911 Walter Williams Howard Comfort
1912-1935 John Carlyle Knox Walter Williams
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: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 15000 Comma after bank name
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 7500
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2900
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 4040 Comma after bank name
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 14241
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1521
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 24845
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8871
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8500
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 28165
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 20734
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 28166 - 59350
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 20735 - 42930
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 13650
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7414
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1912
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 33834
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 17349
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 4634
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 20, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 25, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Germantown
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1874) $1,078,886
High Bal (1935) $15,641,376
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $42,100
High Bal (1931) $400,000
Total Out (1934) $400,000
# Large Notes 782,792
# Small Notes 193,673
# Total Notes 976,465
$ Large Size $5,495,020
$ Small Size $1,519,120
$ Total Issued $7,014,140
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,079,095.66 $168,013.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,180,231.81 $178,471.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,152,412.03 $177,771.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,181,450.19 $176,038.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,124,797.27 $174,479.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,110,735.31 $172,229.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,163,895.75 $176,205.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,157,888.70 $175,828.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,142,189.92 $173,897.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,078,886.31 $178,722.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,142,867.17 $178,250.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,127,262.50 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,209,208.10 $179,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,182,997.65 $176,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,410,374.02 $179,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,501,343.81 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,557,352.03 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,675,925.59 $179,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,649,626.07 $178,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,683,341.76 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,859,679.50 $179,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,899,962.07 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,770,859.30 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,888,446.31 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,935,941.47 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,865,799.35 $43,590.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,030,685.67 $43,520.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,363,272.38 $42,100.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,412,838.53 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,522,518.36 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,407,030.30 $87,710.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,531,047.51 $88,900.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,337,412.81 $84,940.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,454,588.56 $86,480.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,707,199.56 $83,940.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,219,491.80 $197,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,223,736.15 $195,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,152,849.43 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,488,131.92 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,224,940.62 $189,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,289,602.00 $191,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,194,157.00 $190,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,261,469.00 $197,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,605,120.00 $194,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,577,656.00 $195,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,504,303.00 $194,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,580,048.00 $196,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,625,255.00 $197,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,808,988.00 $197,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,891,420.00 $262,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,138,157.00 $198,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,714,062.00 $194,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,555,646.00 $197,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,565,605.00 $197,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,313,686.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,482,072.00 $193,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,320,110.00 $186,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,658,786.00 $195,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,719,178.00 $196,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,563,222.00 $197,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $10,718,185.00 $194,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,555,085.00 $196,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,430,714.00 $192,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,828,909.00 $196,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $13,579,088.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $14,646,934.00 $196,280.00
Dec-31-1931 $13,813,417.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,469,184.00 $400,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $12,887,519.00 $395,950.00
Dec-31-1934 $14,510,835.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $15,641,376.00 $0.00

 

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