6500 - CHURCH - MODEL PENNY A MEAL BANK
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6500 - CHURCH - MODEL PENNY A MEAL BANK These wooden banks were mass produced and had the basic look of a church with a steeple. Stickers were affixed to the sides as seen. There was a slot in the top for coin deposits. The bottom had sticker-covered slide-out wooden piece to release the coins inside. This was one of a number of bank types known as "Penny A Meal" banks. These banks were usually given to church attenders by the church itself. The cost to buy these very basic bank tools was very small and low in price. Once distributed, Families took the banks home to place in the center of the family meal table. At each meal, a small coin or coins were deposited into these banks. Usually within 30 days, a call from the pulpit would request parishioners to bring the banks back to the church where a ceremony honoring the generous giving of the parishioners would further bind them together in common purpose. In a time when so many in the nation were struggling financially, this collective method brought dignity back and because of the small coin gifts. Christian giving in worship was seen as purposeful, and able to be continued during a time when giving of any amount was clearly sacrificial.Collection
Banks - Penny A Meal BankCategory
Cultural Stewardship Leveraging Biblical Stewardship Foundations
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