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Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975

Dutch Boy character jug produced in Japan circa 1975 for Canadian importer Enterprise of Toronto, Canada. A Dutch Boy refers to the Little Dutch Boy character, a boy who plugs a dike with his finger, featured in the novel "Hans Brinker", or "The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge. He is characterized as a boy dressed in traditional Dutch clothing and wooden shoes with a type of bob haircut featuring straight bangs and hair cut horizontally above the neck. This is a pair with a Dutch Girl character jug.

Maker:

unknown

Japan

circa 1975

Model #:

character jug

Size:

medium

Height:

3 3/4"

Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
Dutch Boy character jug - Japan circa 1975
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