H. WAIN & SONS LTD (Melba Ware) - a vintage toby jug of PUNCH with his dog (1950's). Excellent condition.

Postage is extra.

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Also got a Melba Ware 'Tale Teller' toby jug for sale here: https://www.adverts.ie/ceramics/h-wain-sons-ltd-melba-ware-a-vintage-toby-jug-of-the-tale-teller-1950-s-excellent-condition/32645944

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For sale is a vintage finely-made toby jug by Horace Wain & Sons Ltd (Melba Ware) of Longton in Stoke-on-Trent. This toby jug features PUNCH holding his stick and seated alongside his dog, Toby.

H. Wain & Sons Ltd was established in 1946 at the Melba Works in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent and from 1951 produced their wares with the tradename Melba Ware. They produced tableware similar to that made by Carlton pottery along with lifelike bird and animal figurines. H. Wain & Sons Ltd produced several types of toby jugs from 1946 until 1956 and all were produced to a high standard of quality in all aspects. In 1985, the pottery company was renamed Melba-Wain Ltd but went into receivership during November 1997 and closed. All Wain's toby and characters were made to very high standards and in relatively low numbers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy (Punch and his wife Judy are based on taditional puppets. Punch is represented in his traditional puppet guise complete with the large crooked nose and his dog, Toby).

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Punch-puppet-character

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DESCRIPTION:
Size: about 6 1/4" height (159mm).
Finish: hand-painted in various colours.
Material(s): slip-cast white earthenware.
Imprint: Melba Ware backprint and the wording PUNCH REG APPLIED FOR impressed into the base. See photos.
Weight (excluding transit packaging): about 350g
Approximate age: in production from 1951 until 1956.

CONDITION:
Excellent clean condition. No damage. Some light glaze crazing, as to be expected with these pieces.
Please see photograph(s), these form part of the description.

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POSTAGE:
* Postal costs are extra, additional to the Asking Price.
* I always get a proof-of-posting certificate.
* I combine postal costs for multiple items when these are paid for and posted the same time.

RETURNS:
* Return accepted if the item(s) is returned in same condition it left me, then the full Agreed Asking Price will be refunded. Postal costs are not refundable.
* Buyer pays the return postal costs - unless agreed otherwise.

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