Tibby Brittain toby jug created by Ted Elkins and produced by Melwood Potteries of England in a 1976 limited edition of 500. Ronald "Tibby" Brittain (1899-1981) was a regimental sergeant major in the British Army. Eventually he transferred to the Coldstream Guards. Brittain became well known for his parade ground bellow. It was said he could reduce gentleman cadets to trembling wrecks. In his later years, he was assigned the position of Regimental Sergeant Major of the Guards Depot. He was featured in several British military training films during the Second World War and was said to have possibly the loudest voice in the British Army. On retiring from the army in the 1950s, Brittain's enjoyed a career in advertising, voice-over work and acting, playing characters that resembled an archetypal Sergeant Major.  This toby jug stands 7" tall.