Antique E Love Wine & Spirit Merchant Hungerford England Stoneware Jug with Handle

AWESOME MOONSHINE STONEWARE SHOULDER (HANDLE) JUG WHICH WAS ONE UPON A TIME THE PROPERTY OF E LOVE WINE AND SPIRITS MERCHANT IN HUNGERFORD ENGLAND.  IT IS A LARGE JUG MARKED 150 ESTIMATED AT AROUND 1 GALLON OR 3,75 LITERS JUG 28CM HIGH.

IN THE OLD DAYS BEFORE REFRIGERATION WAS COMMON THE JARS WERE USED TO KEEP WINE OR BRANDY OR JUST ABOUT ANY LIQUID COOL.

NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR BREAKS. IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION!.
 
MARKINGS: 150 E LOVE Wine & Spirit Merchant HUNGERFORD
Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England.
 
MOONSHINE STONEWARE JUG: Traditionally, stoneware jugs, also referred to as liquor crocks or jugs, whiskey jugs, and shoulder jugs, were used to store moonshine. While these type of jugs are not exclusively used to store moonshine, they are certainly forever linked with storing spirits.
 
SIZE: 17CM WIDE UP TO HANDLE SHOULDER 28CM HIGH 15CM DIAMETER
CAPACITY: 1 GALLONS OR 3,75 LITERS WEIGHT: 4,6KG
 
CONDITION: FEW SMUDGES ON THE GLAZING. FOR A JUG THIS OLD IN REMARKABLE GOOD CONDITION. NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. NO CORK THOUGH.
 
WHAT EXACTLY IS STONEWARE?
Stoneware is dense pottery fired at high temperatures to make it resistant to liquids, or non-porous. It is made from clay, but is more durable than other kinds of pottery and earthenware. Stoneware gets its name from its stone-like qualities.
 
GLAZING:
When you glaze stoneware, youre setting it up to have a layer of glass protecting it after the final firing. All glazes protect your stoneware and prevent liquid from entering the clay body.
 
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