All about Antique :Antique Piggy Banks

Whether your favorite is a rare Wade Paws in Gross, a Roseville Razor Back or one of the thousands of marked and unmarked antique bank piggy, these highly desirable collectibles are sure to bring a smile to the lips of collectors young and old .A Brief History of the Piggy Bank
The exact origin of the pot is shrouded in mystery and legends. Nobody knows for sure exactly when or where the first pot was made. However, there are historians who believe that the term piggy bank dates back to mid 1500, the English Middle Ages.

During this time most people used cooking utensils, dishes and pots made from pygg, which was an inexpensive clay orange. Many households used an f pygg jars to maintain their reserve currencies.
Through the centuries, the following changes that were made:

    * The pygg vase known as pygg bank
    * During the eighteenth century, the name was pygg bank piggy bank
    * Shortly after, many potters were making the banks with a pig model
    * The popularity of cute animal-shaped banks spread rapidly throughout England.
    Early * The piggy banks are in countries and cultures:
          o Europe
          o North America
          o South America
          o Asia
          o Europe
          o Africa
    * Early piggy banks had no cap and had to be crushed to find the money within
The Collectors Weekly
Four noted piggy bank collectors and sites recognized by the collectors weekly connection to the Hall of Fame: saluting Great Galleries section. The panels are

    * The Roger Owens
    * Deelman Gert
    * Flavio Del Greco
    * Alvise Felici
Each of the following web sites provide lots of photos and information about antique and collectible piggy banks.Roger Owens: The Piggy Bank Page
Roger Owen, AOS The Piggy Bank Page features European and British piggy banks since 1900. Mr. Owens provides information for each bank, including general information on the manufacturer and beautiful pictures of piggy banks.
The Piggy Bank page contains more than 180 different types of piggy banks from more than 40 potteries, including:

    * Quimper
    * Arthur Wood
    * Sadler
    * Wade
    * Goebel
    * Ellgreave
    * Szeiler
    * Plichta
    * Masons
Gert Deelman: Gert, aos Pages Piggy Bank
Gert Deelman is a piggy bank collector since 1965. This Dutch collector restricts the collection of piggy banks in the original stone or porcelain clay. Of some 725 banks in the collection, none of them have caps anywhere.
Mr. Deelman, AOS website, Gert, AOS Piggy Bank Pages feature dozens of beautiful banks are grouped into collections. It also provides valuable information on production piggy bank, origin and value.Pico, AOS Pigs: Flavio Del Greco and Alvise Felici
Known as Pico, AOS Pigs, the collection of Flavio Del Greco and Alvise Felici includes more than 750 piggy banks from 52 different countries. Although most of these banks are made of porcelain or plastic, the entire collection consists of banks are fifteen different materials.Additional resources for identifying Antique Piggy Banks
Collectors know the importance of properly identifying the age, maker and country of origin of the piggy banks have or are considering adding to, their collections. The following websites and price guides are excellent resources to help with identification of the banks and gain valuable knowledge about the hobby of collecting antique and vintage piggy banks.