Why is a piggy bank a piggy bank?

Answer 1

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dishes and pots were made of an economical clay called pygg. Whenever housewives could save an extra coin, they dropped it into one of their clay jars.They called this their pygg bank or their piggy bank. Over the next two hundred to three hundred years, people forgot that "pygg" referred to the earthenware material. In the nineteenth century when English potters received requests for piggy banks, they produced banks shaped like a pig. Of course, the pigs appealed to the customers and delighted the children.

Answer 2

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dishes and pots were made of an economical clay called pygg. Whenever housewives could save an extra coin, they dropped it into one of their clay jars.They called this their pygg bank or their piggy bank. Over the next two hundred to three hundred years, people forgot that "pygg" referred to the earthenware material. In the nineteenth century when English potters received requests for piggy banks, they produced banks shaped like a pig. Of course, the pigs appealed to the customers and delighted the children.

Answer 3

The piggy bank has somewhat of an odd history. In the middle ages, "pygg" was a particular type of clay that was useful in making pots, cups, jars, etc. People began storing their money in these "pygg banks". Somewhere along the line (couldn't find exactly when) the spelling was changed to "pig bank".

Also, in 15th century Indonesia an actual pig-shaped "pygg bank" was created and is on display in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta.

Answer 4

The term comes from the word for the material used to make small pots and jars, pygg.

Answer 5

because in the1800 people use to stuff the pigs with money so robbers couldn't get it.

Answer 6

A piggy bank gets it's name by its physical appearance which is a pig like appearance and it stores money like a bank. It is a good decoration and a good way to save money.

Answer 7

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