1940s Budget Bank Toy Made by Marx Toys

Children, culture

Marx Toyx, “1940s Budget Bank Toy Made by Marx Toys,” Madison Historical, accessed December 21, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2066.

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This budget bank was manufactured by Marx Toys and has an image of the United States Capitol Building. It was likely sold in the 1940s as a toy for children to save money.

This budget bank was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Nick Walker.

2019 Civic Memorial High School Class Visit

• culture
• children

Marx Toyx

• Walker, Nick

Circa 1940s

English

• Object

• jpg

• 1940s

• Walker-Nick-O-0001