Legit Staffordshire dogs?

[mrsboyink]

Is there any such thing anymore? If these two actually are real, do the holes negate any potential value? I paid $3.50, so no harm done. TIA

[maxine*j]

This will help you decide for yourself, and it makes for very good reading and future reference:

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Staffordshire-Dogs

[argon38]

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@maxine*j wrote:

This will help you decide for yourself, and it makes for very good reading and future reference:

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Staffordshire-Dogs

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"... the island of England today..." 

[maxine*j]

I loved that opening line:  "If all the dogs sold as English Staffordshire were really made of English clay, the island of England today would be about the size of a tea caddy."

[argon38]

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@maxine*j wrote:

I loved that opening line:  "If all the dogs sold as English Staffordshire were really made of English clay, the island of England today would be about the size of a tea caddy."

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You only love it because you aren't Scottish. Since when has England been an island, I'd like to ask?

[maxine*j]

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@argon38 wrote:

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@maxine*j wrote:

I loved that opening line:  "If all the dogs sold as English Staffordshire were really made of English clay, the island of England today would be about the size of a tea caddy."

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You only love it because you aren't Scottish. Since when has England been an island, I'd like to ask?

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Oh, gosh!  I was so focused on the bit about the amount of clay extracted to make 500 zillion "Staffordshire" dogs that I didn't really catch that.   I feel a right numpty.  But now... Now I'm outraged!  OUTRAGED, I say!  APPALLED and outraged!    (Will that do?)

[yankeebob1951]

heh...Aren't you both ignoring the dragon in the room?

Agree tho that apart from geographical ignorance it is a great line & a useful reference.

[sonomabarn67]

Yeah, and what's with the three running legs?

[argon38]

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@sonomabarn67 wrote:

Yeah, and what's with the three running legs?

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Where did you see this? In your own house/garden? Were you able to get a video?

[sonomabarn67]

Isle of Man flag (found it on the internets)!

[argon38]

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@sonomabarn67 wrote:

Isle of Man flag (found it on the internets)!

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I know, I just wanted to make sure you weren't hallucinating.

[mrsboyink]

I have looked there, otherwise I would have automatically assumed them fake. However, the sole reply I got in a fb group was that they are fake because they're not painted on the back. They check most other boxes, though. The most aggravating thing is that google is wrong about the one antique appraiser that's supposed to exist in my area. It doesn't.

[maxine*j]

Post this to the Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain board, too, if you haven't already done so:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Pottery-Glass-Porcelain/bd-p/275