The Origin of the "Piggy Bank":   Pygg was a type of earthenware clay used in England around the
15th century.   Clay was used for all manner of objects, and just like today people would throw their
spare change and cash into clay bowls or jars ("pygg jars").   By the 18th century, "pygg" sounded
a lot like "piggy". One day someone asked their local potter for a pygg jar and got a piggy jar.

HOG HILL POTTERY
Original designs, tiles, and decorative stoneware inspired by
the distinctive motifs of the Arts and Crafts Movement.