American Toby Jug Museum 

Happy Hooligan majolica liquor container produced in Austria circa 1935. The Happy Hooligan comics were an immensely popular comic series in the first three decades of the 20th century. Created in 1900 by cartoonist Frederick Burr Opper, a political cartoonist and illustrator working at the Hearst Newspaper chain, it gained international popularity running until 1932 when Opper’s eyesight began to fail, leading to his retirement. "The Happy Hooligan" comic strip followed the exploits of the Hooligan brothers, three poor, affable hobos with an aversion to work whose adventures made up the premise for the comic strip. The family consisted of the three brothers, Happy Hooligan, Gloomy Gus and Montmorency. Rounding out the cast of characters were Happy’s girlfriend Suzanne, Happy’s dog Flip, the brother's three wisecracking nephews, and an ever present policeman called The Cop.