Item 10878
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 4 1/2" Mini Motto Jug.  
 
This beauty reads, "Motto Jug. 'Eat, Drink and be Merry." Detrick Distilling Company, Dayton, Ohio."
 
This Dayton company made a series of a dozen Motto Jugs around 1900, one without a border around the motto in large letters and one with a border in small letters.  These jugs have retained their popularity with collectors due to their small size and humorous mottos.
 
This example is from the series without a border around the motto and the motto in large letters. Stands 4 1/2" tall. 
 
Very Good Condition.  A pinhead-size nibble inside the spout and an 1/8" nibble outside the spout by the handle (closeup).  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
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