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Still bank:Indian W/Teepee

1940-1960

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester, United States

Some historians suggest that the "piggy" in piggy bank refers not to the porcine barnyard animal but to a 15th-century English term for a type of orange clay, "pygg," used for making household jars, dishes, and, perhaps, receptacles for holding coins. Centuries later, so the story goes, a potter, when asked to make a pygg bank, shaped the bank in the form of a pig. In the early 20th century, banks for saving coins appeared in the shapes of many different animals, figures, and buildings.

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  • Title: Still bank:Indian W/Teepee
  • Date Created: 1940-1960
  • Subject Keywords: Native American
  • Type: More Toys
  • Medium: metal, tin, cast, painted
  • Object ID: 79.6366
The Strong National Museum of Play

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