Money Boxes

I came across a couple of once very popular money boxes and thought they'd make great lights. So I cleaned them up, dug through my ever expanding containers of small odds and ends and lo and behold, I was right, they turned out great. I'd still like to know a little history about them, as I run across them quite frequently. I guess a little metal box with a lock on it was all you needed back in the good ol' days. I also found another children's tool box, this time it was a tiny one, but the graphics on it are so cool. It ended up in quite the colorful combination, with a blue/green electrical line insulator topping it off.