Red Cross, 10 Cents, Metal Lock Box Turned Donation Collection Bank, WW2 Era letter A a cottage industry employing the

a cottage industry employing the skills of local women was established

original to the print I believe and which to my eye makes it feel all the more atmospheric

on their beds

which operates smoothly to open and close the grate

13 3/8" l x  7" t x 5 1/4" w

Red Cross, 10 Cents, Metal Lock Box Turned Donation Collection Bank, WW2 Era letter A a cottage industry employing theFound in Vermont, I presume this "make do" donation box is WW2 period, when dime collecting for the war effort was at its height. Many good things rolled into one here, that bold red painted Red Cross high among them! The 10 c was done with white tape, medical tape I might guess. Adaptations born of necessity, turning a small metal lock box into a donation collection bank, which feels both very of its time and also very timely. 5" x 3 9 16" x 2 11