A Century of Royal Doulton Character & Toby Jugs.
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Toby & Character Jugs of the 20th Century.
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STYLES & MAKERS / TOBY & CHARACTER JUGS
MAKERS OF TOBY & CHARACTER JUGS
within the museum
Included in the Museum is a collection of Antique 18th and early 19th Century English Toby and Character Jugs. Most of these jugs can not be attributed to any one maker, as generally no marks were provided anywhere on the jugs to identify such. Collectors often identify these 200 year old jugs by the kind of style (Thin Man, Martha Gunn, Hearty Good Fellow, etc.), finish (creanware, prattware, pearlware) or by the area of England in which they may have been produced (Staffordshire, Leeds, Portobello, Yorkshire). Exceptions to the above are those few jugs which can fairly confidently be attributed to one of the following Staffordshire potters:
• John Astbury
• John Voyez
• Josiah Wedgwood
• Thomas Whieldon
• Aaron Wood
• Ralph Wood I
• Ralph Wood II
• Enoch Wood
All of these styles, finishes, production areas and individual potters are represented in the Antique section of the Museum.
Beginning in the later part of the 19th Century, some Toby makers began to identify their products origin on the base of the jugs. This became commonplace after the passage of the McKinley Tarrif Act in 1890, which required all goods imported into the United States to indicate the country of origin on it. In doing so, potteries began to add their name or trademark to the base of the jugs in addition to “Made in England” or “Made in Germany”, etc. This was a great boon to collectors, who were now able to put together their collections by maker (or in some cases country).
Beginning with those originating in the late 19th Century, the Toby and Character Jugs in the American Toby Jug Museum are arranged in collections by makers. A list of those makers by country of origin is provided below. Over 200 makers from more that 30 different countries are represented in the Museum. Major collections which are virtually complete are identified as follows:
20 or more jugs by this maker (*)
50 or more jugs by this maker (**)
100 or more jugs by this maker (***)
AUSTRALIA
Aquila
Bendigo*
Elischer
AUSTRIA
Altrohla
Goldscheider
Unknown – Sarreguemines type*
Vienna
BELGIUM
Nimy-les-Mons*
Wasmuel
CANADA
Charles Ahrenfeldt
Mad Potters of New Brunswick
Medalta-Carton Scott
Roy Charles Asplin
CHINA
Numerous Unknown Potteries
CUBA
Unknown Pottery
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Royal Dux
Unknown – UK Prime Ministers
ENGLAND
Adderly
Aidee International
Allertons*
Anton Pottery
Arkinstall & Sons (Arcadia)
Arthur Bowker
Arthur Wood & Sons
Artone Pottery***
Ashtead Potteries
Audley Porcelain*
Ault Potteries (William Ault)
Avon Art Pottery
Bairstow Manor Pottery***
Barrington
Beswick (Royal Albert)**
Bishop Pottery
Bournmouth Pottery
Bovey Pottery
Brannam**
Brackenlea Pottery
Bretby Art Pottery
Burgess & Leigh (Burleigh)**
Carlton Ware
Cauldon Potteries (Royal Cauldon)
Cliff Adkins
Crown Clarence
Clough’s Royal Art Pottery
Connoisseur
Convertible Chair Co.
Cooper Clayton Pottery*
Coopers Art Pottery
Copeland & Spode
Cortman, Ltd. (LJB Ceramics)*
Crown Staffordshire*
Crown Winsor*
Dartmouth Pottery
David Sharp Ceramics
Davenport Pottery Company
Denbeigh
Denton China
Devon Tors Art Pottery
Devonmoor Art Pottery
Elijah Cotton (Royal Norfolk, Lord Nelson)
Elliott Builders (Alan Bening)
Elton Pottery
Embassy Pottery
Empire Porcelain
Empress Pottery
English Pewter Village (Thimbles)
Fielding & Company (Crown Devon)
Floral China
T. Forester & Son
Francesca Pottery (Thimbles)
Friar Ware
J. Fryer (Oldcourt Ware)*
Gibsons
Giffen Pottery
W.H. Goss, Ltd.
Grimwades (Royal Winton)*
Griselda Hill Pottery
Guernsey Pottery
Hall Brothers (Radnor)
Hamersley & Co
Hancock & Cornfield
A.G Harley Jones (Wilton Ware)
Harmer Sculptures (Thimbles)*
Highmount
Highton Studios
Historic Royal Palaces (HRP)
Holdcroft Pottery
Holkam Studio Pottery
Hollinshead & Kirkham (H&K Tunstall)
Hornsea Pottery*
Huntley & Palmer
James Green & Nephew
James Sadler
John Humphries Pottery
Johnson Ceramics
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Keele Street Pottery (KSP)
Kelsboro Ware (Longton New Art)**
Keneha Glas
Kernewick
Kevin Francis Ceramics***
Kingston Pottery (Hull)*
Kirkhams Limited
Kirkland & Company
Lady Grace China
Lancaster & Sandland***
T. Lawrence
Legend
Leonard Jarvis
Lingard, Webster & Company
R.W. Martin & Brothers
Mason’s Ironstone*
J.&G. Meakin
Marshall Taplow
Melbaware (H.Wain & Sons)
Melwood Pottery
Michael Sutty
W.R. Midwinter
Mill Pottery
Minton
Morloy Pottery
New Devon
Newport
Noble Ceramics
Old Castle
Old Ellgreave
Pearson-Hall
Peggy Davies Ceramics*
Pennine Porcelain
Price & Kensington Potteries
Regal Pottery
Regency Fine Arts
Ricard Studios
Richton Potteries
Ridgways Ltd.
Roy Kirkham Pottery**
Royal Aller Vale & Watcombe
Royal Ardingly
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Royal Doulton and Company Ltd.***
Derivitives***
Harry Simeon Designs***
Prototype Character Jugs***
Production Character Jugs***
Production Toby Jugs***
Royal Paragon
Royal Torquay
Royal Stratford
Royal Stuart (Spencer Stevenson)
Royal Worcester Porcelain**
Royce Wood*
Runnasford Pottery
Rushton Pottery (Isle of Man)
S & F Pottery (Cheadle)
Salisbury Pottery
Samson Smith
Sandyford Pottery
Saxony
Sculptures UK
Shafford Pottery
Shaw & Sons (Burlington Ware)*
Shaw & Copestake (SylvaC, Falcon Ware)**
Shelley Potteries Ltd. (Foley, Intarsio)
Shorter & Son Limited***
Siltone
Snellware
St. Alban Ware
Staffordshire Fine Ceramics***
Staffordshire Heritage
Sterling Pottery (Ridgway)*
Stonebridge Pottery
Studio Szeiler
Sylvan Pottery*
Thomas Goode & Company
Thorley China
Tilstone
Token Pottery
Tony Wood Limited**
Torquay Pottery (Devonia)*
Truscott Pottery (Manorware)*
Vierzon
Viking Pottery
Wade Ceramics
Wardle
Warwick Miniatures
Wedgwood & Company**
Weetman Figures
Wemyss (T. Goode & Co.)
Westminster Potteries
R.C. White
Whitefriars
Widdicombe Pottery
A.J. Wilkinson
William Brownfield
William Fishley
William Kent
William Machin
Wilson & Purdy
Wittman & Roth
H.J. Wood
Wood and Sons**
Wood Potters of Burslem**
FRANCE
Bon Saint Natoine
Creil et Montereau
Desvres**
Dijoin
Duborjal
Formantraux
Georges Dreyfus
Imperial Décor Main
LaBeau Porcelain
Malicorne
Monaco
Moret-Sur-Loing
Nimy-les-Mons
Onnaing*
Orchies*
F. Perrot
Poet Laval*
Quimper*
Rouen
Saint-Amand Hamage
Saint Uze
Salins
Sarreguemines***
St. Clement*
Tessier
Valauris (Massier)
Vierzon
GERMANY
Albert Stahl
Domex
Ges Getch*
Goebel***
Heber
Joseph Strnact
Kossinger
Royal Crown
Royal Bayreuth (Royal Tettau)***
Sandizell
Schafer and Vater**
Sitzendorfer**
GREECE
Unknown Pottery
HUNGARY
Fischer Budapest Zsolnay
IRELAND
Beleek
Kildare Pottery
Mugans
MZ-Ireland
Royal Terra
ITALY
Brevettato
Capo-di-Monte**
E. Boria
Leonardo (Nanco)**
Meiselman Imports
Severo & Soria*
St. Marco
Vietri
JAPAN
Legos
J.P. Mikita
Marumon Ware
Merit
Mottahed
Papel
Sakura China
Shackman
Ynez
MALAYSIA
Bon Ban Hyet
Gohban Huat-Diamond
Penang
MEXICO
Unknown Pottery
NETHERLANDS
Delft
Gouda
PERU
Estila Mochica
Inka Grille
PHILLIPINES
Wood Tobies
PORTUGAL
Archerio
Artmark
Coimbriga
Mafra-Caldas
Magrou
RUSSIA
Losmonov
SCOTLAND
Hamish
Heron & Son
Montrose
National Scottish Trust
Small World
SPAIN
Ceramica Barcelos
Salemon
Sargedelos
Tonelero
SRI LANKA
Omnibus
SWEDEN
Gustafsberg Pottery
Rorstrand Pottery
THAILAND
Numerous Unknown Potteries
UNITED STATES – Producers
Alfred Evans
Archbury
Boyd’s Collection
Byron Molds
Ceramics Art Studio
Clay Art
Coventry
CP Porcelain*
Dan Perkins
Dave Grossman Designs
Frankoma
Geza de Vegh
Grace Apgar*
Grindleyware
Hoda Pottery
Hoffman Pottery
Holt-Howard
Homer Laughlin
House of Moor
James Warren
Jane Holland*
Joseph Mayer Pottery
Judi Bamberger
Lenox
Mayer Pottery
Metlox
Nelson McCoy
Nina Haley
Pacific Clay
Paul Finholdt
Pearce Pottery
Pfaltzgraff (Treasure Chest)
Roseville
Rumph California Originals
Sally Bush
Sebastian of Enchino
Shawnee Pottery
Southern Potteries
Stanfordware
Stangl Pottery
Storybook Ceramics
Susan Winget
Tyndale & Mitchell
William MacLean*
UNITED STATES – Importers (Country)
AA Importing-Quon Quon (Japan)
Aardman (Far East)
Animaniacs (Far East)
Applause (Korea & Indonesia)**
Arnart-Royal Carlton (Far East)
Creation Entertainment (Far East)
Croco Toys (Far East)
Dept. 56 (Maylasia)
Disney (Far East)
Enesco (China)
Eberling & Ross-Erphila (Czechoslovakia)
Fitz and Floyd (Sri Lanka)**
Five & Dime, Inc (China)
Forever Collectibles (Far East)
Franklin Porcelain (England, Malaysia)**
Gallerie (Far East)
Hallmark Cards-Shoebox (Malaysia)
Hamilton Gifts (China)
Hasbro (China)
Heritage China (Far East)
International Artware-INARCO (Japan)
King Features – KFS (Far East)
Kurt S. Adler – KSA (Germany)
Lefton (Japan)
Mars (China)
McCaoy (Far East)
Meriann Originals (Japan)
Neca (Malaysia)
Royal Orleans (Far East)
Sigma Giftware (Japan)**
St. Nicholas Square (Far East)
Star Jars (Far East)
Today’s Home (China)
Vandor (China)*
W.H. Croce (Far East)
Wangs (China)
Ward Products (Far East)
Warner Brothers (Far East)
WCC (China)
URAGUAY
Lozur
VENEZUELA
Puerto de Peraton
