American Toby Jug Museum 

Buffalo Bill character jug produced by Johnson Ceramics of Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1980. William Frederick Cody (1846 - 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. Buffalo Bill became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872. One of the most famous and well-known figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill's legend began to spread when he was only 23. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States, Great Britain and continental Europe. A large buffalo forms the handle of the jug.