Why "Piggy" Banks?
Have you ever wondered why so many coin banks are shaped like pigs?
Many, many years ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called "pygg." People saved coins in jars made of this clay, and so the jars became known as "pygg" banks.
At some point an English potter was asked to make a "pygg" bank; he misunderstood and made a bank that resembled a pig, and it caught on.
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