The American Toby Jug Museum, 910 Chicago Ave., has announced that it will be closing after over 25 years on April 1. The museum houses over 8,000 Toby ...

The museum has already filled four superfan roles, for Toby jugs, Pokemon cards, Gorpcore clothing and Lego. The Toby jug is a traditional 18th-century English pottery jug shaped like a seated ...

It's an early example of a Toby Jug, proably more of a decorative piece than a functional item. The original Toby Jugs were produced by the Staffordshire potters in the 1760s.