Description

When liquid is poured from its open mouth, the jug produces a gurgling sound as a result of an air-lock created in the fish tail, which then bubbles out.

The Dartmouth Pottery Gurgle Fish Jug is world famous. Gurgling fish jugs were originally made by Thomas Forester and Co. c1870′s. They were also made much later by Grimwade c1930′s
It is reported that in the late 1940′s the Staffordshire company Grimwade/Royal Winton who had been making these fish shaped jugs in the 1930′s were still tied to wartime restrictions, so were unable to allocate materials to restart manufacture of their gurgle fish jugs to meet their orders. The newly established Dartmouth Pottery had spare capacity and few if any wartime restrictions, so a deal was struck for the Dartmouth Pottery to slip cast jugs for Grimwade’s to decorate and in return Dartmouth had the right keep and use the moulds.

Pieces bought from L&N have had a previous life, therefore may show signs of wear consistent with use and age