Comments on: TOBY MUGS & CHARACTER JUGS: Satire in Porcelain

By: Raymond David Fillpot

Raymond David Fillpot — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:50:36 +0000

My sirname is FILLPOT, and I am searching for a Toby Fillpot mug.
Can you help me?

R.D. Fillpot

By: Meredith Gorres

Meredith Gorres — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:43:22 +0000

I have a 10″ Toby jug that I bought for $35 at a yard sale a couple months ago. He’s wearing a three-point hat, has a creepy semi-toothless face, and his stomach sticks out (right hand resting on it). His left hand is holding a jug. He has black hair and is wearing a dark blue coat, black pants, and red shoes. There is a blue and green sponge paint design on the base, handle, and the jug he’s holding. There are no markings on the base, just a newspaper page that came with him. Back in 1985, Museum Village in Smith’s Clove, NY had one, as they provided the picture in the newspaper. I have not seen anything like it on eBay, so I’m wondering how rare it is. I have been watching ever since I bought it. He can’t go for full price as he has a chip out of his hat and some crazing on his white face and shirt. If you could provide a little information about this particular jug, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

By: Fawn Laffin

Fawn Laffin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:15:48 +0000

I have a Old Mug-Cream Pitcher of Charles Dickens
On the bottom of the Pitcher is carved
Charles Dickens 1812-1870
Then there is I guess a blue Stamp or Marker that reads
Buleigh Wave
doggess? & Leighits?
B8TO?- 1851
(theres some time of Crest or symbol in between the above)
DUBLEN ENGLAND
E.T.B
there there is a number 11 on it as well…. we beileve it was the 11th made…It belong to my great Great Aunt. not sure hwere she got it from… ANy help on this iteam would be of great help….. We tryed to google it with no luck…… Sincerely Fawn Laffin
e-mail: fawnlaffin@gmail.com or fawnlaffin69@hotmail.com

By: Dave Reece

Dave Reece — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:16:27 +0000

Hi, I am new to the subject of character jugs, but have two fairly old jugs. Neither have maker’s marks under them, so origins are hard to verify. However, one was bought in the UK in 1949, shows a green coated character about to take a pinch of snuff from the box in his left hand. He is just under 8 inches tall, and has only the number 7 with the numbers 27 punched just under him, on the underside of the rim. His hat is yellow, waistcoat spotted yellow, trousers spotted brown. The other is a smaller 3 inch tall face of the midwife Sairey Gamp, with umbrella handle, and colours just slightly different from the image on the internet. No identifying marks on the bottom at all. How would one try to verify these items as being of reasonable age, and originality without maker’s marks?

Thanks very much,

Dave Reece