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Antique Masonic Jug –William Hamilton Lodge 500 Free & Accepted Masons, Philadelphia 1871--1911  This piece is from my personal collection of masonic pieces. No chips. Measures about 8.5 inches from the bottom to the lip. Some paint silver paint missing—see pics. I don't know, but there may have been a lid at one time. Bottom reads Thos Maddocks and Sons, Trenton, New Jersey
From Wikipedia on the Maddocks: Maddock believed that sanitary ware (non-porous china ware), then only imported in small quantities from England,[6] could be made more favorably in America.[7] He started experimenting with pottery formulas and firing techniques to develop this state-of-the-art technology. Initially his failure rate on batches of 50 pieces was typically 90%. [8] Maddock eventually perfected the techniques to make vitrified glass surface pottery, sanitary ware (also called bathroom/toilet ware or water closet).[8] Maddock then in the spring of 1873 set out to sell his sanitary pottery line. His salesman's display consisted of a sheet of dark gray muslin about the size of a bed sheet. When he went to call on a china dealer he assembled his salesman's samples in the center of the muslin sheet that laid on the floor. The samples were a 14-inch P. O. basin, a 14-inch C. O. basin, a 14-inch R. P. basin and a French closet. These items weighed about fifty pounds. He tied the four corners of the sheet together making a handle and carried the samples over his shoulder. With his improvised salesman's display he demonstrated to many dealers (a/k/a jobbers). His prospect area was New York City and Brooklyn. For over six months he visited dealers with no sales. It wasn't until the end of the year that he obtained a small order from Miller and Coates of New York City. Waeffelaer and Duysters followed with an order. Other jobbers then placed orders with Maddock. [9] In 1876 'Astbury & Maddock' exhibited their white general use tableware and sanitary ware (a/k/a/ modern toilet) at the first World's Fair held in the United States.[10] They won a medal for their unusual pottery.[11] Maddock’s firm in Trenton lead the way in the new industry of American toilets.[2][12] Trenton soon captured the majority of the American market for sanitary ware (indoor toilets), producing over eighty five percent of the national market I'm selling off a lot of my different collections, so check back often!
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