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Red Post Office Savings Bank money box

Red Post Office Savings Bank money box

Date Added: 18 February 2009 Year: 1940 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2004_025_024 | Picture No: 6774

Metal post office savings bank in the shape of a small book, with a red cover. Coin slot and holes for notes in base, keyhole on long side. Initials and name of A D Mathieson, Inverness, scratched on the side. This was in the old Dornoch post office as an exhibit while it was used as a tourist and admin office by the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board.

Dimensions: Height 118mm - Width 75mm thickness 21mm

2 Comments

I have one of these savings money boxes which I had as a child with money still in it. Comment left on 05 April 2012 at 19:26 by S M West
I own one of these in green it was dad's post office saving box been looking for years to found it got some lovely memories Comment left on 15 January 2019 at 19:23 by Jean Slater
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