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Item:116113873378Devonmoor Pottery Old Uncle Tom Cobley Character Toby Jug Widecombe. This is a Rare and
Unusual Devonmoor Pottery Old Uncle Tom Cobley Character Jug in
Turquoise Blue/Green Colour. 6.5 inches (16cm) high and in excellent
condition. 1940/60's - a real talking piece, great for any table,
serving ale/water/juice etc Stands approx. 6.5 inches tall There
is not much information about Devonmoor. It was established in Newton
Abbot, Devon in 1913, but ran for only about a year. Perhaps the
proprietors were called for service in the first World War. The company
re-opened in 1922 by Herford Hope. The pottery remained in operation for about six decades. The
phrase Uncle Tom Cobley and all is used in British English as a
humorous or whimsical way of saying et al., often to express
exasperation at the large number of people in a list. The phrase comes
from a Devon folk song "Widecombe Fair", collected by Sabine
Baring-Gould. Its chorus ends with a long list of people: "Bill Brewer,
Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke, Old
Uncle Tom Cobley and all." The surname is spelt as "Cobleigh" in some
references. Whether Tom Cobley, or the other characters from the song,
ever existed is uncertain. Local historians have attempted to trace them
in and around Dartmoor (for if they did ride to the fair at Widecombe,
they may have travelled some distance). There is some suggestion that
his relatives have been traced to a family which had moved to Plymouth
in the early 1900s, but that no longer hold the name Cobley. The
strongest claim is held by the village of Spreyton, to the north of the
moor, whose churchyard does indeed contain the grave of a Tom Cobley,
buried 11 January 1844. However this is said to be the grave of the
nephew of the "real" Tom Cobley, who died in 1794 and whose grave is
unmarked. Cobley disapproved of his nephew and kept him out of his will
(signed at Pascoe house, Colebrooke). The house at Butsford Barton,
Colebrooke, was supposed to have been the home of Uncle Tom Cobley. Old
‘Uncle Tom’ was said to have been an amorous bachelor and when he was
young had bright red hair. This characteristic seems to have been to his
advantage, for when paternity orders came in thick and fast, he refused
to maintain any babies that did not have red hair like himself.
Condition:Used
Condition:very good condition
Origin:Devon
Occasion:All Occasions
Material:Ceramic
Year Manufactured:1940-59
Manufacturer/ Type:Devonmoor
Colour:Blue
Vintage:Yes
Sub-Type:Uncle Tom Cobley
Brand:Devonmoor
Date Range:1940-1959
Type:Goblet
Boxed/ Unboxed:Unboxed
Original/Licensed Reproduction:Original
Product Type:Toby/ Character Jugs
Item Height:6.5in
Style:Decorative
Production Style:Art Pottery
Production Technique:Pottery
Country/Region of Manufacture:United Kingdom
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