Piggy bank mobile
Portable piggy bank from the Waynesboro bank in the USA. The metal case is rectangular in shape. It has a handle on the top and a slot on the side. On the front, a plaque features the bank’s logo.
- Accession Number 2020.02.341
- Fabricant / Éditeur Burns Co.
- Date 1895 c
- Materials metal, chrome
- Measurements 8,3 x 11,1 x 5,7 cm
Historical context
The American Charles Owen Burns was the driving force behind piggy banks as a means of promoting savings. His 1890 patent presented a system for collecting savings in the form of a metal box, owned by the bank, which is rented to the depositor so that he can fill it and then deposit his savings in the bank.
These piggy banks, which can vary slightly in shape, were purchased by many American banks, and then elsewhere in the world, a...
- Accession Number 2020.02.341
- Fabricant / Éditeur Burns Co.
- Date 1895 c
- Materials metal, chrome
- Measurements 8,3 x 11,1 x 5,7 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0341
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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