Vintage Merchants & Planters Checkbook

This vintage burgundy pocket wallet was likely issued as a promotional banking accessory by The Merchants & Planters National Bank of Sherman, Texas. The front features a gold-tone embossed image of the bank building with the wording “The Merchants & Planters National Bank, Sherman, Texas.” Inside are vintage pocket deposit/check forms, including printed lines for “Lt. John M. Daley” and a P.O. Box 1005 address in Texas. The piece has a snap-flap closure and a textured faux-leather or coated cover, making it a nice collectible for banking history, Sherman, Texas memorabilia, paper ephemera, or advertising/promotional item collectors.

• Materials: Textured faux leather or coated vinyl cover, paper deposit/check forms, metal snap closure, printed/embossed gold-tone front design
• Style: Vintage banking ephemera, promotional advertising wallet, pocket check/deposit book holder
• Theme: Banking history, Texas memorabilia, Sherman Texas, advertising collectible, financial ephemera, local history
• Age: Likely mid-20th century, approximately 1940s–1960s based on the style, materials, and bank promotional format
• Condition: Vintage pre-owned condition with visible surface wear, light scuffs, discoloration, age toning to the paper, minor creasing, and general handling wear. The cover appears intact with the snap present. Some interior forms have handwritten entries. There is an old price sticker on the front marked “$3.00.” Please review photos for exact condition.
• Brand/Maker: Issued for The Merchants & Planters National Bank, Sherman, Texas; wallet manufacturer not identified
• Country Made In: Not marked; likely United States, based on the Texas bank advertising and printed contents
• Food Safe: Not applicable; this is a paper/leatherette banking accessory and not intended for food use
• Approx. Size: About 5 inches by 3 inches wide when closed, based on the measurement photos