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Postcard promotional
Italian postcard in black and white. A young man in the uniform of L’Opera Nazionale Balilla (the youth organization set up in 1926 under Italy’s Fascist regime) holds up a metal piggy bank and throws a terracotta piggy bank to the ground. A message in Italian accompanies the illustration.
- Accession Number 2020.02.2108
- Period 2nd quarter of the 20th century
- Measurements 10 x 14,2 cm
Historical context
Les caisses et banques d’épargnes apparaissent progressivement au cours du 19e siècle, et commencent à délivrer des tirelires métalliques à partir du 20e siècle. Ces moyens de promotion et de gestion de l’épargne supplantent les tirelires traditionnelles en terre cuite ou autres sortes de tirelires cochons, qui, fragiles et peu sûres, ne sont reliées à aucune institution.
Au début du 20e siècle, l’environneme...
- Accession Number 2020.02.2108
- Period 2nd quarter of the 20th century
- Measurements 10 x 14,2 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.2108
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