28/11/2017
Ceramic Money Box : The True Origins Of The Piggy Bank
With the advent of online banking and multi-thousand-dollar at-home safes, sometimes it's hard to remember where humans stashed their valuables in humbler times. Believe it or not, the basic piggy bank used to be far more than just a childhood relic. The concept of stashing cash in hollowed objects has been around for nearly. The origin of piggy banks dates back nearly 600 years, in a time before real banks even existed. Before the creation of modern-style banking institutions, people commonly stored their money at home, not under the mattress (or hay rack), but in common kitchen jars. During The Middle Ages, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dishes and pots were made of an economical orange-colored clay called pygg. Whenever folks could save an extra coin or two, they dropped it into one of their clay jars, a pygg pot.
Over time, "pygg" evolved with the English alphabet, turning into "pigge" and, finally, "pig." That explains why potters in 19th century England started making pig-shaped vessels when people asked for pygg banks. It might have been accidental, but the model's been with us ever since.
Piggy bank (sometimes penny bank or money box) is the traditional name of a coin container normally used by children. The piggy bank is known to collectors as a "still bank" as opposed to the "mechanical banks" popular in the early 20th century. These items are also often used by companies for promotional purposes. The use of the name 'piggy bank' gave rise to its widely recognized 'pig' shape, and many financial services companies use piggy banks as logos for their savings products.
Piggy banks are usually made of ceramic or porcelain. Nowadays ceramic money box is made from dolomite material. They are generally painted and serve as a pedagogical device to teach the rudiments of thrift and savings to children; money can be easily inserted. Many piggy banks have a rubber plug located on the underside; others are made of vinyl and have a removable nose for easy coin access. Some piggy banks do not have an opening besides the slot for inserting coins, which will lead to smashing the piggy bank with a hammer or by other means, to obtain the money within. Other than piggy bank or ceramic money box, many companies use ceramic novelty gifts for their festive or seasonal products, decoration or promotional purpose. Most of these ceramic novelty gifts are made from dolomite materials.
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