John Barleycorn Tankard
Odd D6780

 Other Items from Odd Size Character Jugs

  Annie Oakley
Odd D6732 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Annie Oakley D6732 (yellow hair; cream hat; brown tunic). Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Wild West Collection, issued 1985 - 1989. Size: 5.25"H (odd)

Phoebe Anne Moses (1860 - 1926) learned to shoot at the age of eight and helped support her family by killing game for a hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. At 15, she defeated professional marksman Frank Butler in a shooting contest. She married him in 1876 and became a regular performer in shooting exhibitions, using the stage name Annie Oakley. She was a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show from 1885 - 1901, when she was injured in a train accident and forced to retire. During World War I she trained American soldiers in marksmanship.
  Buffalo Bill
Odd D6735  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Buffalo Bill D6735 (light brown hat and buckskin jacket). Designed by Robert Tabb nor. Series: The Wild West Collection, issued 1985 - 1989. Size: 5.5"H (odd)

William Frederick Cody (1846 - 1917) was a scout, plainsman, soldier in the Civil War, hotelier, rancher and showman. His expert marksmanship as a buffalo hunter earned him his nickname Buffalo Bill. In 1883, Cody and others formed "Buffalo Bill Wild West Show," a theatrical shooting exhibition, which became very successful and traveled through the U.S. and Europe.
  Buz Fuz
Odd D5838 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Buzz Fuzz D5838 (white collar; brown waistcoat; dark green coat; black robe). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton, issued 1938 -1948. Size: 4.25"H (odd)

This is an excellent example of the literary character designs of early character jugs. In Dickens' Pickwick Papers, Sergeant Buzfuz was the counsel of Mrs. Bardell in the breach of promise suit she brought against Mr. Pickwick.
  Geronimo
Odd D6733  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Geronimo D6733 (black, red and white coloration). Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Wild West Collection, issued 1985 - 1989. Size: 5.5"H (odd)

Geronimo (1829 - 1909) was the last leader of the Apache Indians while they were still independent of American Colonial rule. Although he fought many battles to protect he freedom of his people, in 1886 he surrendered to General Nelson Miles, and Apache territory became the state of Arizona.
  Mr Micawber
Odd D5843 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Mr. Micawber D5843 (black hat; green coat; blue polka-dot bow tie). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton. Series: Charles Dickens' Characters, issued 1938 - 1948. Size: 4.25"H (odd)

In Charles Dickens' classic, "David Copperfield," Wilkins Micawber is Copperfield's landlord and friend. A sanguine idler, Micawber unmasks Uriah Heep as a villain and is rewarded with passage to Australia, where he settles happily in a prominent neighborhood.
  Mr Pickwick
Odd D5839 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Mr. Pickwick D5839 (green hat and coat; maroon bow tie). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton. Series: Charles Dickens' Characters, issued 1938 - 1948. Size: 5.5"H (odd)

Founder and chairman of the Pickwick Club, this gentleman is the elegant and genial hero of Charles Dickens' "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club," first published in 1837
  Sam Weller
Odd D5841 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Sam Weller D5841 (dark brown hat; light brown coat; red kerchief with white spots). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton. Series: Charles Dickens' Characters, issued 1938 - 1948. Size: 4.5"H (odd)

In 1837 Charles Dickens novel, "The Pickwick Papers," Sam Weller was a boot employed at the White Hart Inn. He became a faithful aide and valet to Mr. Pickwick and eventually married Napkins' housemaid.
  Wild Bill Hickock
Odd D6736  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Wild Bill Hickock D6736 (black, brown and white coloration). Designed by Michael Abberley. Series: The Wild West Collection, issued 1985 -1989. Size: 5.5"H (odd)

After serving as a Union scout in the American Civil War, James Butler Hickock (1837 - 1876) became a marshal and then sheriff of several western frontier towns. An excellent gunman, he earned his nickname from his trigger-happy method of upholding the law at the many shootouts that erupted from poker games. He toured briefly with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1872 - 1873) and was later murdered at Deadwood.
  Cap'n Cuttle
Odd D5842 - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Cap's Cattle D5842 (blue-black coat, light blue collar; grey-green hat; white collar; red bow tie). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton, issued 1938 - 1948. Size: 4"H (odd)

The wonderful characters of Dickens' novels were the inspiration for many early jug designs. Captain Edward Cuttle was an eccentric English gentlemen in "Dombey and Son" (1846), who is best known for saying "When found, make a note of it."
  Paul McCartney
Odd D6724  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Paul McCartney D6724 (yellow tunic; blue collar and epaulettes). Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Beatles, issued 1984 - 1991. Size: 5.5"H (odd)

Paul McCartney (b. 1942) was a singer, songwriter and the bass player with the Beatles, until they disbanded in 1970. He then performed with his own band, Wing, until 1981, and since then has remained active in the music field. This jug was issued only in Great Britain, due to copyright reasons.
  Ringo Starr
Odd D6726  - Royal Doulton Character Jug, Ringo Starr D6726 (black tunic; yellow collar and epaulettes). Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Beatles, issued 1984 - 1991. Size: 5.5"H (odd)

Richard Starkey (b.1940) was the drummer for the Beatles until they disbanded in 1970.