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TIRELIRE [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

still bank: an item in the "Toys" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

tirelire : objet de la classe «Jouets» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Articles - Various (Manufacture)
  • Banking
DEF

Originally this referred to a china model pig with a slot for money, so that a person could save his farthings, halfpennies and pennies, for whatever purpose. Currently this describes any savings box, in whatever shape, that children are encouraged to use to teach them thrift. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petits articles divers (Fabrication)
  • Banque
DEF

Petit récipient percé d'une fente par où on introduit les pièces de monnaie.

Key term(s)
  • petit cochon tirelire
  • tirelire petit cochon

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Games and Toys
  • Small Articles - Various (Manufacture)
DEF

A bank (as in the shape of an animal or a ship) with a slot for inserting coins.

OBS

Compare to mechanical bank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Jeux et jouets
  • Petits articles divers (Fabrication)
DEF

Petit récipient percé d'une fente par où on introduit les pièces de monnaie.

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)

Spanish

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