Mr. Fourex character jug produced in Japan circa 1980. XXXX (pronounced four-ex) is a brand of Australian beer brewed in Milton, Brisbane, by Queensland brewers Castlemaine Perkins. Castlemaine XXXX's mascot is Mr. Fourex, a jovial cartoon man in a suit with a boater hat. The true identity for the inspiration behind the cartoon remains a mystery. Mr. Fourex is sometimes said to be modelled after Paddy Fitzgerald, a former director of the company, however Mr. Fourex had been conceived in 1924, and Fitzgerald started with XXXX only in circa 1933. A second theory is that the cartoon is modelled on a well-known dwarf who sold newspapers in the inner-city suburb of Fortitude Valley in the late 1920s. This jug is an advertising jug for XXXX beer.
Maker:
unknown
Japan
circa 1980
Model #:
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
6 1/2"
