Piggy bank mobile
Portable money box. The metal case is rectangular in shape. Its sides are rounded. It has a handle on the top and a slot on the side.
- Accession Number 2020.02.343
- Fabricant / Éditeur Burns Co.
- Date 1895 c
- Materials metal, steel
- Measurements 7,8 x 10,9 x 5,8 cm
Historical context
Charles Owen Burns of the United States was the driving force behind piggy banks as a means of promoting savings. His 1890 patent introduced a savings collection system in the form of a metal box, owned by the bank and leased to the depositor so that he could fill it and deposit his savings in the bank.
These piggy banks, which varied slightly in shape, were purchased by many American banks, and then elsewhere in the world, at the ...
- Accession Number 2020.02.343
- Fabricant / Éditeur Burns Co.
- Date 1895 c
- Materials metal, steel
- Measurements 7,8 x 10,9 x 5,8 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0343
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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