American Toby Jug Museum 

Captain Cuttle figurine produced by Royal Doulton of Burslem, England, between 1939-1949. Captain Edward Cuttle is the eccentric old sea captain in Charles Dickens' 1846 novel "Dombey and Son". He is a retired sailor, "a very salt-looking man indeed." In his first appearance in the novel, he is described as "a gentleman in a wide suit of blue, with a hook instead of a hand attached to his right wrist; very bushy black eyebrows; and a thick stick in his left hand covered all over (like his nose) with knobs." Captain Cuttle is an intimate friend of Sol Gills, the ship's instrument maker. He is a simple, trustful, kind-hearted old fellow who, when he sees a friend in misfortune, is given to producing and handing over his store of worldly wealth, "two withered atomies of teaspoons, an obsolete pair of knock-kneed sugar tongs, an immense double-cased silver watch," and a little cash. The Captain is immortalized by his favorite saying, "when found, make note of it."