Harold Wilson prototype toby jug produced by Mason's of Hanley, England, circa 1975. James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916-1995) was a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1983. Wilson is the only Labour leader to have formed Labour administrations following four general elections. A heavy overcoat forms the handle of the jug. This is one of ten known prototype toby jugs produced by Masons in the mid 1970s but never put into production.
Maker:
Mason's
England
circa 1975
Model #:
Prototype
toby jug
Size:
medium
Height:
3 3/4"