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Item - Antique 1921 Patent Nickel Plated Oval Recording Home Safe Money Box issued by Dundee Savings Bank, Issue Number of 6208, No Key.
This particular example is stamped to the base with Patent Number 168,828 and the Patent Date - JUNE 11, 1921, the particular patent was granted to The Automatic Recording Safe Co. Ltd of London, England, it is a oval type with separate compartments for all coin slots (Penny or Half Crown, Shilling, Three Pence, x2 slots for Six Pence and then a slot that is sealed up) there is also a circular hole to the base for notes. Unusually this example is also stamped with the Registered Design Number 729254 and also the full address of the maker as AUTOMATIC RECORDING SAFE CO LTD 83 RIDGEMOUNT GARDENS LONDON W.C.1 (Please see all photos).
Maker - The Automatic Recording Safe Co. Ltd., 83 Ridgemount Gardens, London, England.
Stamps - As Above
Type - Recording Safe
Circa - 1920/30s
Construction - Nickel Plated Metal
Country of Origin - England
Dimensions - 3.85" by 1.85" (2.35" in height)
Weight - 259 gram
Condition - Very Good Used Condition though no key and quite a few dings/dents around the Penny/Half Crown Slot (Please See All Pics).
Other Interesting Points - A Home Safe is generally accepted to mean a money box issued by a Bank, Building Society or other institution between 1900 and 1960s.
The Home Safe would be issued to a account holder but not the key, this was held onto by the bank, so that when the home safe was full it had to be returned to the Bank, who would then open it and deposit the money into the customers account, although many banks specified that the money remain in the account for a certain time, there were some that allowed instant access, but not many! When this type of saving was phased out some customers went to the bank, building society, etc... and asked for the key so that they could carry on using the box to save... there is now replacement keys being made and sold.
POSTAGE & PACKAGING
There is a charge of £3.00 for Postage and Packaging to all U.K. Residents (Standard UK Delivery), we will also ship Worldwide please check table below for delivery costs. If you have any questions please feel free to contact!
| UK Next Day Delivery | £9.00 |
| UK Recorded Delivery | £4.00 |
| UK Standard Delivery | £3.00 |
| Air Mail Europe | £12.00 |
| Air Mail Outside Europe | £16.00 |
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