Piggy bank portable

Tirelire portable de la banque américaine First National Bank. Le boîtier métallique est de forme rectangulaire. Il possède une poignée et une fente sur la face supérieure. Sur le devant, une plaque comporte les inscriptions de l’institution.

  • Accession Number 2020.02.371
  • Fabricant / Éditeur U.S. Bank Note Co.
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century
  • Materials metal, steel
  • Measurements 7,6 x 10,5 x 5,8 cm
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Historical context

L’Américain Charles Owen Burns est l’instigateur des tirelires comme outil de promotion de l’épargne. Son brevet d’invention de 1890 présente un système de collecte de l’épargne sous la forme d’une boîte métallique, propriété de la banque qui est louée au déposant afin qu’il puisse la remplir, puis déposer ses épargnes en banques.

U.S. Bank Note Co. est l’une des multiples entreprises se lançant sur le...

  • Accession Number 2020.02.371
  • Fabricant / Éditeur U.S. Bank Note Co.
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century
  • Materials metal, steel
  • Measurements 7,6 x 10,5 x 5,8 cm
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Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore

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