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Whitbread Advertising Cast Iron Figure - A cast iron advertising display figure depicting a Georgian gentleman, designed for Whitbread. The figure is constructed with a torso and neck shaped as an ale bottle, surmounted by a head wearing a tricorn hat and a powdered wig with a pigtail. The figure is depicted in a dark coat, red breeches, and yellow stockings with buckled shoes, holding a separate thin metal walking cane in the right hand. The entire figure stands upon an integral rectangular cast iron plinth base. The front of the base features raised, block-printed lettering across three lines which reads GOOD FOR HIM & GOOD FOR YOU SINCE SEVENTEEN HUNDRED & FORTY TWO. The underside of the plinth is fitted with a rectangular metal base plate. Height: 15.5 inches.