American Toby Jug Museum 

The Busker character jug modeled by Stanley J. Taylor and produced by Royal Doulton of Burslem, England, from 1988-1991. Musical street entertainers, or buskers, can be found in towns and cities across the globe. They have their roots in the age-old practice of minstrels wandering from place to place, performing for money. This remains today a way for aspiring artists to earn compensation while hoping that public exposure will lead to more rewarding employment. The word busker is thought to originate from an old verb "to busk", meaning to improvise. Indeed these versatile ladies and gentlemen can play a variety of instruments from harps to harmonicas, bagpipes to banjos. This jovial musician is amusing passers-by on the London streets with a merry ditty on his concertina, which forms the handle of the jug. The cap on his head is placed on the ground in hopes of gathering generous donations from willing souls.