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Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965

Cabby character jug produced by Shaw and Copestake of Longton, England, circa 1965 using its SylvaC tradename. The London Cabby carried riders throughout the city as a service in his hansom cab, or cabriolet, a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834. It was designed to combine speed with safety, with a low center of gravity for safe cornering. It replaced the hackney carriage as a vehicle for hire with the introduction of clockwork mechanical taximeters to measure fares. Hansom cabs enjoyed immense popularity as they were fast, light enough to be pulled by a single horse and were agile enough to steer around horse-drawn vehicles in the notorious traffic jams of nineteenth-century London. There were up to 7,500 hansom cabs in use at the height of their popularity and they quickly spread to other cities, particularly Paris, Berlin, and St Petersburg. A cane forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

Shaw and Copestake

England

circa 1965

Model #:

4467

character jug

Size:

small

Height:

2 3/4"

Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
Cabby character jug - Shaw and Copestake circa 1965
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