Say Again character jug produced by Staffordshire Fine Ceramics of Tunstall, England, circa 1975. "Hard of hearing" occurs in an old nursery rhyme of which one verse goes: Old woman, old woman, shall we go a shearing? Speak a little louder, sir, I'm very hard of hearing. Old woman, old woman, shall I love you dearly? Thank you very kindly, sir, now I hear you clearly. This partially deaf fellow cups his hand to his left ear as he strains to catch the conversation. "Eh? What? Come again!" The expression 'ard of 'earing, obviously said with a heavy cockney accent, caught on in the 1920s after it was apparently used by A. T. Cook, General Secretary of the National Union of Mine Workers, as an excuse for ignoring the overtures of the British government. An ear trumpet forms the handle of this jug.
Maker:
Staffordshire Fine Ceramics
England
circa 1975
Model #:
Old Timers Series
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
3"
