Piggy bank automatic cash register
Automatic money box from the Dutch savings bank Bank-Associatie Spaarfonds. The chrome-plated case is cylindrical in shape. It has several different deposit slots with graduations. The top features a blue message from the institution and a lock.
- Accession Number 2020.02.444
- Fabricant / Éditeur Automatic Recording Safe Co. Ltd.
- Date 1911 c
- Materials metal, chrome
- Measurements 5,5 x 8,5 cm
Historical context
In the 19th century, the British savings bank model was exported to many European countries, such as the Netherlands, not least because of common social problems of poverty and unemployment.
At the turn of the 20th century, piggy banks became one of the preferred means of promotion for banking institutions. The boxes remain the property of the bank and are rented out to depositors so that they can fill them up and deposit their sav...
- Accession Number 2020.02.444
- Fabricant / Éditeur Automatic Recording Safe Co. Ltd.
- Date 1911 c
- Materials metal, chrome
- Measurements 5,5 x 8,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0444
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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