Piggy bank mobile
New Zealand portable piggy bank. It belongs to the British Post Office Savings Bank. The metal case is rectangular. Its sides are rounded. It has a handle on the top and a slot on the side. On the front, a plate bears the institution’s inscriptions.
- Accession Number 2020.02.367
- Fabricant / Éditeur Fiscus Ltd.
- Date 1910 c
- Materials metal, steel
- Measurements 6,2 x 9,6 x 5,1 cm
Historical context
As in other former colonies of the British Empire, home savings boxes were popular in New Zealand. The majority of these boxes were used by the Post Office Savings Bank from 1909 onwards.
The American Charles Owen Burns was the driving force behind piggy banks as a means of promoting savings. His 1890 patent presented a savings collection system in the form of a metal box, owned by the bank and leased to the depositor so that he co...
- Accession Number 2020.02.367
- Fabricant / Éditeur Fiscus Ltd.
- Date 1910 c
- Materials metal, steel
- Measurements 6,2 x 9,6 x 5,1 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0367
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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