Piggy bank safe
Money box from the River Rouge Savings Bank. The metal case is rectangular in shape. Gray in color, it features a slot on the top. A door with a lock is located on the front. The institution’s name is inscribed on the door.
- Accession Number 2020.02.504
- Fabricant / Éditeur Bellevue Products Corp.
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials metal
- Measurements 15,2 x 13,4 x 10,8 cm
Historical context
From the last decade of the 19th century onwards, many American financial institutions adopted the piggy bank system developed in 1890 by the American Charles Owen Burns. The boxes remain the property of the bank, and are leased to depositors so that they can fill them up and deposit their savings in the bank.
These piggy banks became one of the banking institutions’ preferred means of promoting savings. They appeal to the ma...
- Accession Number 2020.02.504
- Fabricant / Éditeur Bellevue Products Corp.
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials metal
- Measurements 15,2 x 13,4 x 10,8 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0504
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
- On display
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