Of house-form, with coin-slot set atop gabled roof, hinged door with hasp along side; front brass element engraved in Hebrew “Society for Comforting Mourners, Pressburg.” With handle. 7.75 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches.

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

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CZECHOSLAVAKIAN BRASS AND TIN CHARITY BOX.

19th century

See Cissy Grossman, The Collector’s Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection (1993) p. 5.