Toy mailbox bank
Object Details
- Description
- Crafted in the shape of a city curbside collection mailbox, this small bank includes the embossed “U.S. Mail” markings on the sides and the notation “Detroit-1946” on the front. A small paper in the place of a pick-up schedule encourages the owner to “save early,” a variation on a theme commonly promoted by the Post Office Department to “mail early” during holiday seasons.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- c. 1946
- Object number
- 1992.2049.1
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal; paint (green)
- Dimensions
- 6 x 2.75 x 2.875 in. (15.24 x 6.985 x 7.3025 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Record ID
- npm_1992.2049.1
- Usage
- CC0
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