Auld Mac D6257 - Tiny - Royal Doulton Character Jug

Royal Doulton Character Jug, Auld Mac Character Jug D6257 (green tam; brown coat). Designed by Harry Fenton. Series: Tinies, issued 1946 - 1960. Size: 1.25"H (tiny)

A song by Sir Harry Lauder, a 20th-century singer and comedian, called "Bang Went Sixpence." inspired this piece. In it a Scotsman named Mac found the prices too high in London because every time he made a move, "band went sixpence," which is incised on the back of his tam, below "Auld Mac."