American Toby Jug Museum 

Sydney Carton toby jug tiny size produced by Sandizell Porcelain Factory of Bavaria, Germany, circa 1965. Sydney Carton is a central character in Charles Dickens' 1859 novel "A Tale of Two Cities". He is a shrewd young Englishman educated at Shrewsbury School, and sometime junior to his fellow barrister Stryver. Carton is portrayed as a brilliant but depressed and cynical drunkard who is full of self-loathing because of what he sees as his wasted life. He feels a deep unrequited love for Lucie Manette, who nevertheless inspires him to try to be a better person. Near the end of the novel, Carton manages to change places with Lucie's husband, Charles Darnay, hours before Darnay's scheduled execution in France, giving his life for Lucie's sake. Later, Lucie and Charles name their second son after Carton. The Sydney Carton toby jug was produced from Sitzendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur molds.