Page 68 - Advertising & Breweriana Auction Sunday 28 November

Some Alan B Pub Jugs...
In the beginning David Westcott from Australia had a considerable influence on how we looked at things which were readily available here in the UK, and along with my buddy Gordon Litherland we struck a collective chord in the field of Pub Jugs. Gordon had an idea to put together the worlds first ever book on the subject and in typical style lured me down to Burton on Trent to compose & combine our ideas. Pictures and words were thrown together. I think I stayed overnight that week-end and by day two we had the ‘bones’ of a book.
I prepared the rough layout of printers screened images and typed text stuck onto A4 pages and posted it
down to Gordon for approval. Lots and lots of typos/ mistakes in there (typical AB). Imagine my shock when a
few weeks later a small package dropped through the letterbox - it was all done, dusted, printed!
Gordon was never slow at getting things done! Thus was born the very first (albeit needing many corrections) publication devoted purely to an up and coming specialist area in the UK and overseas.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, we both should have gone all out to buy as many jugs that were readily available at the time before the category took off BIG style worldwide, and our little tentative effort was superceded by the much finer David Westcott book not too long afterwards!
314. OLD TOWER SCOTCH WHISKY WATER JUG. 6.5ins tall. T.t., waisted jug, rear handle. Transfer both sides depicts Clackmannan
Tower on both sides. OLD/ TOWER/ SCOTCH WHISKY etc above and below the
pict. In manufacture base dent, no chips or cracks. H. Kennedy Glasgow p.m. Possibly the
only example recorded? 9.9/10
Clackmannan Tower is a five-storey tower house situated at the summit of King’s Seat Hill, in
Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It dates back to at least the 14th century when it was inhabited by King David II of Scotland. David is recorded as selling the tower to his cousin, Robert Bruce, in 1359.
315. S. HOYLE WATER JUG
KEIGHLEY.
4.5ins tall. T.t., black
transfer each side S.
HOYLE LTD/ MINERAL WATER/ MANUFACTURERS &/ WHOLESALE BOTTLERS/ KNOWLE
PARK WORKS/ KEIGHLEY. Top to
bottom hairline one side. Possibly an
316. SPECIAL INVERCAULD SCOTCH WHISKY WATER JUG. 6ins tall. Deep shiny blue top, bottom salt glaze, black transfer both sides. Elaborate three line transfer surrounded by ornamental scrolling. Doulton Lambeth 8722 base mark. Very slight nibble to bottom of handle left side. A very rare and impressive Doulton stoneware water jug. 9/10
only known example from this North Yorkshire town? 8/10.