Toby Jug
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A Toby Jug, also sometimes known as a Fillpot, is a pottery jug in the form of a seated person; whereas a character jug features the head of a recognizable person. Typically the seated figure is a hea
Toby Jug, made by Ralph Wood (the Younger), Burslem, c. 1782–1795; lead-glazed earthenware
Toby jug found on a chief’s tomb in the Belgian Congo, dating from early 1800s, now in the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Twelve O'Clock High
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Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr. It stars Gregory Peck as Brig. General Frank Savage. Hu
Toby Jug
…he formed this brown jug; Now sacred to friendship, to mirth, and mild ale, So here's to my lovely sweet Nan of the Vale. In the book and 1949 film Twelve O'Clock High a Toby Jug depicting Robin Hood is used as a signal in the officer's club, to discreetly warn aircrews that there will be a mission the following day…
Theatrical release poster
Gregory Peck as Brigadier General Frank Savage
Paul Mantz deliberately crash-lands B-17G AAF Ser. No. 44-83592 at Ozark AAF, Alabama, in June 1949 for the filming of Twelve O'Clock High.