Toy Bank

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Toy Bank

Entry/Object ID

1976. .179

Description

Rectangular metal box with bail handle on top. side is hinged and has a large hole perforated in the centre and 2 small ones. There is a silver or chrome plaque on same side that is stamped or imprinted with "The Northern Bank/1865 Victoria, B.C." There is a slot on one side to deposit coins, marked "COIN bail". Some sort of mechanical apparatus inside, possibly mechanism for coin. Hole on other side for paper money.* W F Burns Co. (more lettering but indiscernable) (on top) 3 lines,stamped, "England".**

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bank, Still

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bank, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

child's bank

Created By

Tank, Rhonda

Create Date

January 19, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025