Is this WMF silverpate piece a humidor?

[sunny_ell]

At first I thought it was a little bank, with the slot on top. But I opened it and it has a fixed piece of felt? under the slot. It is small, only 2-3/4" high and wide. Tiny WMF mark (I do know the maker is Wurttemberg Metalwork Factory) on the bottom.

Is it a humidor?

Thanks!

[sunny_ell]

And my thinking for a humidor was to keep the felt moist by dropping water through the slot. Tobacco was a prized commodity, so keeping it locked made sense - to me. 

The other listings say bank, but nowhere does it positively state they are banks. 

[maxine*j]

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@sunny_ell wrote:

I don't know to who should get the "solution". I guess ME. 'Cause bank was my first thought. 

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And why not?  It's perfectly fair to say you were the first one with the answer.     

[sunny_ell]

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@maxine*j wrote:

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@sunny_ell wrote:

I don't know to who should get the "solution". I guess ME. 'Cause bank was my first thought. 

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And why not?  It's perfectly fair to say you were the first one with the answer.     

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But... I am still researching. I found a WMF duck bank. It has a regular size slot on top and a bottom hole for gettin' the cash! I'm still kinda thinking tobacco box/humidor. This slot is just too big and with that felt... I will keep looking and let y'all know if I find out anything for certain!

[maxine*j]

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@sunny_ell wrote:

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But... I am still researching. I found a WMF duck bank. It has a regular size slot on top and a bottom hole for gettin' the cash! I'm still kinda thinking tobacco box/humidor. This slot is just too big and with that felt... I will keep looking and let y'all know if I find out anything for certain!

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Well, it's impossibly small for cigars or cigarettes, awfully small for loose tobacco, not airtight to keep either one moist, and I have never in all by born days seen a humidor or a tobacco box with a slot...  but happy hunting and let us know what you find.

[rayjass]

I would like to have a closer look at the felt and the slot. I am still not convinced that the slot and the felt are original ones. Their workmanship does not seem to be of the same quality level and I think they were made at a later stage.