-Budget Bank- still bank c. mid 20th century

This little red metal bank was made by Louis Marx and Co. It’s meant for squirreling away your pennies, and it just screams mid-century with its no-nonsense design. The whole thing’s covered in this fire-engine red, but what grabs me is the wear and tear. You can see all these scratches and little dings, stories etched into the surface. It’s not just a bank; it's a time capsule. I keep imagining the tiny hands that dropped coins into those slots, the dreams they saved up for. There's something about the materiality of this bank, the cold metal, that evokes a sense of nostalgia. I'm reminded of the work of Eva Hesse, who transformed industrial materials into objects of great emotional depth. Ultimately, this isn’t just a container for coins; it's a container for memories, for hopes, and maybe even a few anxieties about money.