EVANSTON, Ill. — When Stephen Mullins was in summer camp and sent his mother six ceramic drinking jugs he bought for $1 apiece, he didn’t anticipate that that single gesture hinted at a ...

The country’s largest collection of Toby jugs is located in Evanston, a “dry” village that prohibits taverns. The classic Toby jugs, named for Fillpot, first were crafted in the late 1700s ...

John F. Kennedy, Shakespeare characters and gardeners all found a home in Evanston. At The American Toby Jug Museum, 910 Chicago Ave., these figures and about 8,000 others like them take shape in ...

Q My husband inherited 50 Toby Jugs from his parents, who were avid collectors for many years. We don’t have the space to display all of them, and it seems a shame to have them stored.

Donation Options Search Search Search Beth Scales Mullins on Friday admires the collection her father, Stephen Mullins, built at the American Toby Jug Museum in Evanston. She said the museum is ...

There are few things as quintessentially British as Toby Jugs. Since the 1700s, drinkers have collected them to celebrate the pleasure of sipping ales in pubs and homes across the country.