Captain Flood character jug produced by Swank in Japan circa 1960. Captain Flood, the pirate captain of the Shark, and his black first mate Caesar, an escaped slave, hid three chests of treasure on Catalina Island, off Hispaniola. Flood pushed Caesar off a high cliff into the sea after they buried the loot and told his crew that Caesar had died accidentally. But when Flood returned to the island months later, the treasure was gone, and he was surprised by Caesar, who had survived by catching on to a bush far down the cliff when Flood pushed him. Caesar killed Flood and left the island, but when he returned, the treasure was gone. No one has ever discovered who took it.
Maker:
Swank
Japan
circa 1960
Model #:
Spanish Main Series
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
4 3/4"