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Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960

Musketeer toby musical jug wearing a red doublet produced by Shaw & Sons of Tunstall, England, circa 1960 using its Burlington Ware tradename. A musketeer was a type of soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern warfare particularly in Europe as they normally comprised the majority of their infantry. The musketeer was a precursor to the rifleman. Muskets were replaced by rifles as the almost universal firearm for modern armies during the period 1850 to 1860. The traditional designation of musketeer for an infantry private survived in the Imperial German Army until World War I. A tree forms the handle of the jug. The Swiss musical movement is installed in the base of the jug.

Maker:

Shaw & Sons

England

circa 1960

Model #:

Derivative

musical jug

Size:

large

Height:

8 1/4"

Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
Musketeer toby jug musical red - Shaw & Sons circa 1960
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