Money box
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
102 mm (width); 103 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663912
Summary
An iron money box in the shape of a smiling face standing on two pairs of legs, facing opposite directions. The face and legs are painted black, the eyes cream and pink and the mouth pink. The front brim of a hat, also in iron, is painted gold and has the words Save and Smile Money Box' impressed into it. The money box rests on the back brim of the hat and the back pair of feet because the screw which holds both halves of the box together has been tightened without setting the two halves together correctly. Impressed into the back of the money box are the words 'Made in England'.
Marks and inscriptions
Front brim of the hat: 'SAVE AND SMILE MONEY BOX' Back of the hat: 'MADE IN ENGLAND'