A little piece of history!

This tin can donation bank was given out to school age children for the collection of pennies.

Great graphics done by the well known artist, Norman Rockwell.

"Poster designed by Norman Rockwell advertising for the Children’s Crusade for Children penny sharing relief drive to provide assistance for the war stricken children of Europe. The program was organized during the winter of 1939-1940 under the leadership of Marion G. Canby and Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The program was supported by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and special tin collection cans were decorated with the design featured on this poster and distributed to schools around the country. The children were instructed to give as many pennies as they were years old. The principal or a delegated student would then retrieve the money from the can and mail it to a collection center in Kansas or Mississippi, depending on the school’s location. The crusade had two purposes: to make American children aware of the blessings of living in a democratic country, and to give these children an opportunity to express their sympathy for the plight of war-stricken children in other lands. The nationwide collection ran from April 23 to April 30, 1940."

Measures 4" tall x 2.75" wide.

Can can not be opened without crushing it. Collectable only.

Rare as the cans were destroyed in order to retrieve the pennies.

It shows signs on normal wear from age.

This is not a paper wrap, it is printed right on the can.