Does any E-Sylum reader have access to the British publication Strand Magazine? It contained an article on macerated currency in its July 1899 issue (vol 17, page 102). The author was George Dollar (that has to be a pseudonym!).

I have a citation to this article but have never seen it. I would enjoy seeing a photocopy. The reference I saw claimed it mentions that small statues of the U.S. Capitol, the White House and the Washington Monument were made of macerated currency as well as popular U.S. presidents.

W.H. Abbott was the maker of these objects here in America. He is mentioned in Forrer and a few artists references, I include him as the artist of medals bearing the portraits of Washington, Lincoln, McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt in my databank. Fred Reed illustrates the Lincoln medal in his book "The Image of His Greatness" page 172.

The largest piece I know of was the macerated currency bust of George Washington (similar to the Houdon Wash. bust). It was three dimensional, approximately 2 feet tall by 1 1/2 feet wide. Rossa and Tanenbaum had it for sale at $5,000 some two decades ago and sold it. Steve Tanenbaum took it to UPS to pack and ship. They did a miserable job of packing it and the bust arrived with its face smashed in. I understand it was re-built and repaired at a cost of $500 according to Steve and subsequently sold for a lot less..