This savings account book belonged to my husband's grandfather in 1903. He had been married for 3 years by that time. He put modest sums of money (sometimes as little as $3) in this account. I can tell you he was a very prestigious and somewhat wealthy man when he died. I think this illustrates something about how his generation felt about the importance of living within their means and saving for a rainy day.
TMSH June 2012 #7 - Record
100 Pictures 2012 #67 - Numbers
amy's antics 11 months ago | reply
Lovely keepsake Sara.
GeryLee 11 months ago | reply
Very nice.
a100tim 11 months ago | reply
Wow nowadays we spend 3$$ for a Starbucks.
RevDrPepper 11 months ago | reply
Don't you admire the cursive handwriting, too? We need to go back to those days--not only for penmanship sake, but for saving every week.