- Ethnohistorical collection
Piggy bank mechanical recorder
Mechanical money box. The metal case is rectangular and mounted on a base. The piggy bank is black in color. The front features a clock and a mechanical counter. Instructions are written on the back. A slot is located on the top edge. An opening is located under the base.
- Accession Number 2020.02.871
- Fabricant / Éditeur Bankers Development Corporation
- Period 20th century
- Materials metal
Historical context
À partir de la dernière décennie du 19e siècle, de nombreuses institutions financières étasuniennes adoptent le système des tirelires portables mis au point en 1890 par l’Étasunien Charles Owen Burns. Ces boîtiers deviennent un des moyens de promotion de l’épargne privilégiés des institutions bancaires. Les boîtiers restent la propriété de la banque et sont loués aux déposants afin qu’ils puissent les remplir, puis ...
- Accession Number 2020.02.871
- Fabricant / Éditeur Bankers Development Corporation
- Period 20th century
- Materials metal
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0871
Photo by Daphnée Bouchard
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