How to Collect Antique Piggy Banks
Antique piggy banks have earned a special place in the hearts of many collectors who are often attracted to a bank that brings back a childhood memory. Once you buy one, it is very likely to become the start of a piggy bank collection.
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Instructions
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Decide if you are going to collect antique piggy banks in general, or if you are going to limit your collection based on material, country of origin or manufacturer.
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Purchase an antique bank collector's guide that has a section on piggy banks.
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Look for antique piggy banks in antique and collectible shops. Tell the store owner that you collect antique piggy banks and they will let you know if they find any on their shopping trips or when they visit other antique stores.
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Attend local auctions and antique toy shows to see if there are any antique piggy banks for sale.
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Check out garage sales, flea markets and thrift stores. You'll sometimes find a hidden treasure among the items for sale.
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Browse online auction sites. There's usually an assortment of antique piggy banks to add to your collection.
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Join a collector's club for antique piggy banks, such as the Yahoo group "Piggy Bank Collectors Club."
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Tips & Warnings
The term piggy bank was derived from the word "pygg" which was orange clay that was used in the fifteenth century to make earthenware pots, jars and utensils. Families of the times would keep their extra coins in one of their pygg jars. By the eighteenth century the pygg jar was replaced with the piggy bank and some potters began making the banks in the shape of pigs.
