Terrestrial Globe Bank, United States

Bright blue globe held inside a ring of numbers like a halo.

This tin terrestrial globe bank is from the United States, and dates to the mid 20th century. Tin savings banks shaped like globes were a popular type of American toy bank, offering a small coin slot and a printed world map as a lesson in geography. Small sphere in saturated blue with yellow, green and white landmasses, inside a thin brass-coloured ring marked with degrees. The sphere rests on a low, domed gold-toned base with a soft sheen and slight scuffs. It is 6.75 inches wide, 5.5 deep and 8.5 high.

Cheerful and tidy, and all of its oceans are present.