- Postcards
Postcard thematic
Color postcard. Two children break their clay piggy banks to withdraw their savings. French text accompanies the illustration.
- Accession Number 2020.02.2201
- Period 3rd quarter of the 20th century
- Measurements 14 x 9 cm
Historical context
Savings banks gradually appeared in the 19th century, and began issuing metal piggy banks in the 20th century. These means of promoting and managing savings supplanted the traditional clay piggy banks or other types of piggy bank, which were fragile and insecure, and were not linked to any institution.
In the 19th century, the British savings bank model was exported to many European countries, including France, not least because of...
- Accession Number 2020.02.2201
- Period 3rd quarter of the 20th century
- Measurements 14 x 9 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.002.2201
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