Envelope, savings

Archive

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West Chicago City Museum

Name/Title

Envelope, savings

Entry/Object ID

1978.279.0173

Scope and Content

Bank, "Handy Pocket Savings Bank". The bank is a sturdy 2-3/4 x 4.5 inch orange envelope with black print. The front features as coin slot in the upper center, and there is a tracker that runs around the left and right edges. The envelope can hold $3. The front advertises the West Chicago State Bank of West Chicago, Illinois. Back side advertises West Suburban Dairies, Inc or West Chicago with the three digit telephone number "293". C. 1935

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bank, Still

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Novelty, Promotional

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bank, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1935

Notes

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2-3/4 x 4.5 inch

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

West Chicago State Bank, West Suburban Dairies, Inc.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Number standardized to 2021 system (XXXX.XXX.XXXX) 6/28/2021 JP