Dime Kitty Savings Book

Object/Artifact

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Gulfport History Museum

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Front

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Name/Title

Dime Kitty Savings Book

Entry/Object ID

2014.114.5

Description

A card dime holder in the shape of an anthropomorphic cat wearing a pink and white plaid collared blouse with blushed cheeks and yellow-green eyes. Inside, each half has 15 dime slots with increasing monetary amounts and a progressively more complete cat drawing underneath them. This mass-produced dime saver was printed for Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of St. Petersburg.

Collection

Pinellas

Cataloged By

MC

Acquisition

Accession

2014.114

Source or Donor

Unknown

Notes

14GP.114.05

Made/Created

Manufacturer

William Exline Inc.

Date made

circa 1954

Place

City

Cleveland, OH

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Front

Transcription

DIME KITTY / KITTY WILL SAVE YOUR DIMES / - at - / HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS / and Loan Associates / OF ST. PETERSBURG / 19th Street and Central Avenue

Language

English

Location

Inside

Transcription

FEED ME DIMES / WATCH ME GROW

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

3-3/8 in

Material

Paper

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