Vintage Propaganda MONEYBOX piggy bank USSR 1920s

Description

Vintage USSR Propaganda MONEYBOX 1920s
Type of goods:
State Labor Savings Bank Propaganda
Product:
MONEYBOX
Period:
1924-1929
Theme
: Propaganda
Material:
Nickel plated brass
Country of origin:
USSR
Manufacturer:
Leningrad Mint
Height:
83 mm
Max diameter:
72 mm
Weight:
184 gr
The original key has been lost. Comes with handmade key. The lock is working. General condition displayed on the photo
History reference:
The design of this moneybox has a pronounced propaganda character - the appeal “Keep every free penny on your savings book” engraved on the upper surface speaks for itself. These calls were fully consistent with the main task of labor savings banks: to attract free money from the population for the development of industry and other purposes. Moneybox were one of the most effective ways to popularize this attraction. As a rule, they were given out to each depositor together with a passbook for a nominal fee or free of charge. In the presence of a citizen, an employee of the Savings Bank closed the bottom lid of the money box with a key with an individual number. After that, the client went home to put "every free penny" in a moneybox, the key of which was kept in the savings bank. As the money box was replenished, the savings bank returned, the barrel was opened with him, and all the savings were credited to the savings bank. They did not give the key to the money box on purpose - so that a thrifty citizen would not be tempted to "drain" the collected funds. For the same purpose, the hole into which the coins were dropped was trimmed from the inside with teeth that prevented the little things from spilling out. In addition, the first Soviet piles were exclusively metal - such, unlike clay pigs or cats, you cannot break with all the desire. In general, the state has provided everything for the holder of the moneybox to really take his labor pennies to the savings bank. Well, almost everything. The temptation, or rather hunger (we are talking about the hungry 20s), still took their toll: most collectors have similar moneybox without a bottom - the barrel was opened as needed with improvised means, and then they lost the broken bottom lid. In our case, the artifact is presented in almost a complete set - only the original key is missing.
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