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![Captain Kidd character jug - Swank circa 1960](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_13123440e40f4d9f80eaf520c3463963~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_280,h_419,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited_edited_edited_.jpg)
Captain Kidd character jug produced by Swank in Japan circa 1960. William Kidd, also known as Captain Kidd (1645 - 1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. Kidd captured a French ship, commanded by an English captain, as a prize. He had been commissioned by the Crown as a privateer for this expedition, but the political climate of England turned against him in this case. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder and piracy.
Maker:
Swank
Japan
circa 1960
Model #:
Spanish Main Series
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
4 3/4"
![Captain Kidd character jug - Swank circa 1960](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_46f9b231b4f3414382f6bffb59be91be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
![Captain Kidd character jug - Swank circa 1960](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_dc6c7cbf508244419e148e00045350de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
![Captain Kidd character jug - Swank circa 1960](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_952e72fc8ea5485ca5e7ea703d45aed4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
![Captain Kidd character jug - Swank circa 1960](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_c00d5a74855a4b7b8cca20923510a32e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Image-place-holder_edited_edited_edited_.jpg)
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