- Ethnohistorical collection
Piggy bank pocket
Pocket money box. The small metal case is flat, round and has a slot on the side. The top is covered with illustrated celluloid with promotional inscriptions.
- Accession Number 2020.02.550
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials metal, chrome
- Measurements 1,4 x 6,4 cm
Historical context
À partir de la dernière décennie du 19e siècle, de nombreuses institutions financières étasuniennes adoptent le système des tirelires mis au point en 1890 par l’américain Charles Owen Burns. Ces boîtiers deviennent un des moyens de promotion de l’épargne privilégiés des institutions bancaires. Elles font appel aux nombreux fabricants présents sur le marché, la grande majorité d’entre eux proposant des modèles similai...
- Accession Number 2020.02.550
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials metal, chrome
- Measurements 1,4 x 6,4 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0550
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
- On display
Our collections are newly online and new items are added regularly. The information on the objects comes from our database, which has been improved over the years. If you have any information about this item, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Discover more
