2008年3月2日 星期日

撲滿(Piggy Bank)的由來~

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Where did the term piggy bank come from? Today the simple piggy bank is seen anywhere as the symbol of saving and frugality, for putting away funds for a rainy day or building a nest egg for life sudden needs, such as paying college expenses, buying a home or financing retirement. But why a pig? Dogs bury bones for a rainy day. Why not a dog shaped bank for coins? Squirrels are well known hoarders too and we talk about squirreling away valuables. Why not a bank in the shape of a squirrel?
Well, nevertheless, for 300 years, children’s banks have been imitation pigs with slots in the back. Charles Bernardy, the author of Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, tells how the symbol came about by coincidence. According to Bernardy, during the Middle Ages, mined medal was scarce and expensive. Therefore, it was rarely used in the manufacture of household utensils. The type of orange clay known as pygg, spilled “P-Y-G-G”, was more abundant and economical throughout western Europe. It was used in making dishes, cups, pots and jars. And so these earthenware items were referred to as pygg. Frugal people say cash and kitchen parks in jars. Although a pygg jar was not originally shaped like a pig, the name persisted. However, by the 18th century, pygg, P-Y-G-G jar, became pig, P-I-G jar or pig bank. Potters had simply begun to cast the bank in the shape of its common name.

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