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![Postillion Collier Toby jug - Portobello circa 1840](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_ea626d8b56ae47b0807b5b8e59893660~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)
Postillion Collier Toby jug produced circa 1840 in the region around Portobello, Scotland. A Postillion was a coach driver who guided the team of horses from atop a horse. The Postillion Toby is an Ordinary Toby with a bicorn hat and boots instead of shoes. A Collier is a traditional coal miner. The Postillion Collier Toby features a blackened face which was the result of working in the mines.
Maker:
Portobello
England
circa 1840
Model #:
Portobello
toby jug
Size:
large
Height:
![Postillion Collier Toby jug - Portobello circa 1840](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_e22cebeff8814d359155f420fd4fda59~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)
![Postillion Collier Toby jug - Portobello circa 1840](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_44c4402b7a014962a83e90bd02adb6ef~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)
![Postillion Collier Toby jug - Portobello circa 1840](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_8e5c640f57d74a9abfba2d4e29549ec2~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)
![Postillion Collier Toby jug - Portobello circa 1840](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_e0691691b05c48798d6ddf731cc1c38d~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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