Piggy bank portable

Tirelire portable de la banque américaine Homewood Peoples Bank. Le boîtier chromé est de forme ovale et de couleur rouge. Il possède une poignée sur la face supérieure. Sur le devant, on retrouve une fente et une plaque blanche comportant les inscriptions de l’institution.

  • Accession Number 2020.02.382
  • Fabricant / Éditeur Keller Safe Service Company
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century
  • Materials metal, chrome
  • Measurements 5,6 x 8,5 x 4,5 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.

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  • Accession Number 2020.02.382
  • Fabricant / Éditeur Keller Safe Service Company
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century
  • Materials metal, chrome
  • Measurements 5,6 x 8,5 x 4,5 cm
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Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore

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