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Old Charley teapot designed by Harry Fenton and produced by Royal Doulton of Burslem, England, from 1939 to 1960. Old Charley personifies the night watchman of Old England. Before a regular police force was created, it was his job to patrol the streets during the night. He would call out the hours and the weather, as for instance: "Ten o'clock of the night; the night is fine; all's well." From about the 17th century, a night watchman was popularly known as a Charley after his origination under the reign of Charles II, just as policemen were later on nicknamed Bobbies, when Sir Robert Peel installed a police force in London in 1829. Old Charley's left arm forms the handle of the teapot and right hand holding lantern the spout.
Maker:
Royal Doulton
England
1939 - 1960
Model #:
D6017
Derivative
teapot
Size:
large
Height:
7"
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