American Toby Jug Museum 

Frog toby jug produced by Iowa Soldiers' Home of Marshalltown, Iowa, circa 1950. This happy frog is sitting on a lily pad waiting for his next meal to fly near him. The Iowa Soldiers Home accepted its first resident in 1887. The facility provided living quarters for displaced Veterans of the Civil War. Management of the home resembled life patterned after Army rules and regulations. Residents wore uniforms, marched in formation, stood inspections, ate at a mess hall and went to bed at taps. Pottery classes was one of the many recreational activities available to residents of the home.