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Are Toby Jugs worth money?
If a Toby Jug, Toby Mug, or Character Jug was unexpectedly discontinued, the remaining pieces typically have a high value. The Clark Gable Character Jug is a good example. In 1984, Royal Doulton produced 2,000 Clark Gable Character Jugs to sell in the United States.
Are Toby Jugs still made?
Most Toby Jug manufacturers have discontinued making them as their popularity has ebbed during the 21st Century. Today, there are only three companies still producing Character and Toby Jugs, however if history is to repeat itself, one might look forward to a resurgence in the future.
How many different Toby Jugs are there?
Seventy-one years later, Mullins displays more than 8,000 of the jugs at the American Toby Jug Museum in this lakeside suburb north of Chicago. The jugs, some going as far back as the 18th century and other as recent as the “Black Panther” film, are commonly referred to as Toby Jugs.
How do you date a Toby Jug?
How to tell if a Toby Jug is Valuable.
- Take a look at the colour, bright colours are normally late 19 century, but biscuit colours point to an older jug.
- Look at the thickness of the moulding, the thicker the moulding, the newer the jug.
- Look at the base, and if he has hollow feet, then almost certain before 1840.
What is the most expensive Toby jug?
The most valuable Toby Jug I’ve ever handled was a Ralph Wood Toby Jug of a man drinking with his feet overlapping the plinth. The fact that his feet were overlapping made him quite rare. It was made in 1780 and sold for a magnificent £360 back in 1996!
How do I identify a Toby Jug?
How do I identify a Toby jug?
Why is it called a Toby jug?
The general consensus is that Toby Jugs were named for an 18th-century Yorkshire man who got the nickname Toby Fillpot after he drank 2,000 pints of Yorkshire stingo (ale). A Toby Jug is a figural ceramic pitcher modeled in the form of a popular character, historical, fictional or generic. It can be a person or animal.