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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DanaB, post: 1943605, member: 10739&quot;]Hello Andy,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve studied your pictures and I don&#039;t believe you have a 20th century character jug. Tobys are the full body jug and Character jugs are just the head. So what you have is a character jug. Next the jug is made from clay. Clays have not been used since the 18-19th centuries. Tobys come into existence in the 1750s using clays. And Character jugs were introduced in the 1800s. So I believe your jug was made in the 1800s when they were using clay as a medium for toby and character jugs. Your jug most likely was made in England. I base this on his hat and shirt / coat and the age of the jug.</p><p><br /></p><p>The jug itself doesn&#039;t appear to show being in a mold. I don&#039;t see mold lines. I&#039;ve noticed the ears look hand made. So it&#039;s very possible this jug is hand molded but it&#039;s hard to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me say something about myself. I&#039;ve collected toby jugs for 40 yrs. And in order to do that, I&#039;ve seen a lot of character jugs. And it takes a lot to show me a jug I&#039;ve never seen before. But you&#039;ve got one! </p><p><br /></p><p>To me, some of the older jugs have one color inside and other colors on the outside. This is not as common. I keep thinking he is part of a set. But I&#039;m not sure what I&#039;m basing that on. But that&#039;s the feel I get. And I don&#039;t know who he represents. All toby and character jugs represent a real, fictional or occupation of a person. That&#039;s where someone from England may come in and recognize him. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now as for condition, he appears to be in a wonderful condition. I don&#039;t know what you paid for him but I would think you got your money worth. But before I value this jug. I need to know how tall this jug is. I have a guess but I want to be accurate as possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>And based upon what I&#039;ve said, any additional information would be helpful. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Dana[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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