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==Famous piggy banks== |
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Rachel, the unofficial mascot of [[Pike Place Market]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], is a bronze cast piggy bank that weighs nearly 600 pounds, located at the corner of Pike Place under the "Public Market Center" sign. |
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Rachel, the unofficial mascot of [[Pike Place Market]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], is a bronze cast piggy bank that weighs nearly 600 pounds, located at the corner of Pike Place under the "Public Market Center" sign. She looks a little like a potato's bum. |
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Rachel was designed by local artist Georgia Gerber and modeled after a pig (also named Rachel) that lived on [[Whidbey Island]] and was the 1977 Island County prize-winner. Rachel receives roughly $9,000 annually in just about every type of [[world currency]], which is collected by the Market Foundation to fund the Market's [[social services]].<ref name=porcine>John Livingston, "Porcine Birthdays Reminiscent of Swine Times", ''Pike Place Market News'', March 2006, [http://pikeplacemerchantsassociation.com/News/March_06/030612.pdf p. 12]. Accessed 16 October 2008.</ref><ref>"Rachel", [http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/site.asp?p=marketfoundation Community Resources], Pike Place Market official site. Accessed 16 October 2008.</ref> |
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Rachel was designed by local artist Georgia Gerber and modeled after a pig (also named Rachel) that lived on [[Whidbey Island]] and was the 1977 Island County prize-winner. Rachel receives roughly $9,000 annually in just about every type of [[world currency]], which is collected by the Market Foundation to fund the Market's [[social services]].<ref name=porcine>John Livingston, "Porcine Birthdays Reminiscent of Swine Times", ''Pike Place Market News'', March 2006, [http://pikeplacemerchantsassociation.com/News/March_06/030612.pdf p. 12]. Accessed 16 October 2008.</ref><ref>"Rachel", [http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/site.asp?p=marketfoundation Community Resources], Pike Place Market official site. Accessed 16 October 2008.</ref> |
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