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British Red Cross Society collection box - number 1

c. 1940
Overview

Wooden collection box featuring a female Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) figure in uniform. Blue painted box with coin slot on the top and featuring wooden VAD figure (upper body) in indoor uniform gesturing towards coin slot and words 'Thank You' in red below coin slot. The words 'British Red Cross Society' feature in red on the front of the box underneath a Red Cross emblem. The box is emptied via a wooden panel in the base. Paint has cracked and come away from parts of the figure and it has a repaired break across the neck.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00088
Item type
Collectibles
Collection Box
Objects
Themes
Social History
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2
Material
Paint
Timber
Width
180 mm
Height or length
220 mm
Depth
105 mm
Inscriptions and markings

"THANK YOU"

"BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY"

Keywords
Red Cross
Fundraising
Collecting Donations
History - Social
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)
British Red Cross Society
Place made
United Kingdom
Year
c. 1940
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Last modified
Thursday, 7 August, 2025
Completeness
88
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