Item HT 34885 Ruler - Wood, State Savings Bank, Victoria, 1970s

Summary

A wooden ruler, issued by the State Savings Bank of Victoria to promote its brand. It belonged to Keith Morter, and employee of the SSB from the 1940s to late 1970s.

The ruler belonged to Harold 'Keith' Morter who spent his whole working life at the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Through the course of his long and successful career and subsequent retirement, Keith saved a number of mementos of the bank. Keith's collection not only provides insight into one man's working life, it also covers some important periods in Australian banking history, including the introduction of cheque accounts, the opening of small branches across the State, and the adoption of decimal currency.

Physical Description

30 cm long wooden ruler, marked on one edge with millimetres, on the other edge with centimetres.