Jones, William Collector.

William Jones is a longtime collector of mechanical banks as well as information about their manufacture and the history of patents of the banks. He is a member of the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America and compiles and distributes information about mechanical banks to the members of this group at their annual conventions.

The Mechanical Bank Collectors of America was established in 1958 to bring together collectors of mechanical banks and others interested in the banks.

From the guide to the Mechanical Bank Research Collection., undated, 1867-2008., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center)