Mission Boxes
Mission boxes emerged in the 1800s as a way to gather funds for overseas missionaries. They are also known as mite boxes, giving boxes, or charity boxes.
The boxes were usually given to families to take home and keep until they had been filled with coins. When the filled boxes were returned, their seal, or plug, would be broken to empty the box.
Mission boxes came in a variety of creative and decorative designs. Box shapes often represented the collecting organisation, or the causes they were supporting. Box construction varied from solid wood, tin or plastic, to delicate papier-mâché or cardboard.
Each box is a fascinating snapshot of the attitudes and perspectives of their time. The collection viewed as a whole, reflects some cultural changes through time in Britain, the US and Australia.
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