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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Money Change Ball

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c. 1920

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Overview

Two wooden hollow interlocking hemispherical halves. The balls lock by way of a twist type. Inside each half has a circular disc mounted on a spring which will compress when money/coins are placed into ball.

Historical information

One half is turned counter clockwise to open, notes or coins are placed inside and then the other half is turned clockwise to close the ball. The item was used in the "Rogers Ltd" business.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS1985.26

Item type

Office Equipment

Material

Wood

Width

10 cm

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Monday, 11 May, 2026

Completeness

94

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Date of creation +50 years

Permissions

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Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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