Look for a number in the upper right hand corner of the underside of the jug. Royal Doulton stamped a number there which, when added to the number 1927, will give you the date the piece was made. This number was stamped on the Toby jugs from the year 1927 on. Estimate the date that the Toby jug was made.

What is the most valuable Toby Jug?

The mugs original hatless version, produced from 1940-1941, is the most valuable. The original 1937 red-haired clown is the most valuable Clown Character Jug.

Are Toby Jugs a real thing?

A Toby Jug, also sometimes known as a Fillpot (or Philpot), is a pottery jug in the form of a seated person, or the head of a recognizable person. It is thought to be a development of similar Delft jugs that were produced in the Netherlands.

How do you date a character jug?

Look for a number in the upper right hand corner of the underside of the jug. Royal Doulton stamped a number there which, when added to the number 1927, will give you the date the piece was made. This number was stamped on the Toby jugs from the year 1927 on.

Where do Toby Jugs originally come from?

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.

What is a Toby in British slang?

A toby, in 19th-early-20th C. English slang, is a person who is sort of a layabout -- lazy, but not an abject bum.