American Toby Jug Museum 

Auld Mac character jug produced by Longton New Art Pottery of Longton, England, circa 1955 using its Kelsboro Ware tradename. Auld Mac, or Owd Mac, typifies the hardworking men found toiling in the land or herding sheep in the Scottish hills. He has been the subject of numerous anecdotes about the canny, thrifty Scot as popularly conceived. In one music hall song popularized by Sir Henry Lauder he tells of a visit to London during which, before he even had time to turn around, "bang went 'oeur'ed". This song in turn is based on a Punch cartoon of December 1868. The caption running (to a townsman supposed to be in London on business): "E-eh, Mac! Ye're sune hame again!" Mac: "E-eh, its just a ruinous place, that! Mun, a had na' been there abune twa hoores when Bang-went Saxpence!" A brier forms the handle of the jug. The small Auld Mac character jug stands 2 1/2" tall.