Piggy bank bus
Bus money box from Swedish savings bank Älmhults Sparbank. This metal model is red and white. There’s a slot on the roof of the bus, along with the bank’s logo. These are also inscribed on the side of the piggy bank.
- Accession Number 2020.02.947
- Period 2nd half of the 20th century
- Materials metal
Historical context
At the turn of the 20th century, a number of Swedish banks decided to adopt the American system of promoting savings through piggy banks. The number of member institutions increased significantly in the first half of the century, with the emergence of local manufacturers supplanting American ones in the country.
While the first generations of piggy banks were generally metal, rectangular in shape and with a handle, manufacturers we...
- Accession Number 2020.02.947
- Period 2nd half of the 20th century
- Materials metal
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.0947
Photo by Daphnée Bouchard
- On display
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