Utility folder icon not displaying like App folder icon?

Hi- noticed when I drag the system Utility Folder into the Finder Toolbar it does not display similar to the Applications folder - not the Sidebar, but the horizontal toolbar holding the view option buttons (as a favorite item). The Applications folder displays as the same "A"-type icon as in the Sidebar, but the Utilities folder displays as a folder, not the "X"-type icon it appears as in the sidebar. This seems nonstandard- I'd like to see what I can do about having it display in the Toolbar as it does in the Sidebar.
I know, I know, "Why?". I just need to, ok? Otherwise I won't stop thinking about it. Any ideas? Assuming this is the same case for everybody's system, not just mine. I would've posted this in the "OS X System" forum, but it's not really developer related. I'm also guessing this involves going into the icon resources, and making a change to match the resources for the Applications folder, but that's a blind guess. I did a similar change for the slider in iTunes to have it match the Quicktime slider, but not sure in this case, or where to look. Thanks!

To clarify: This is about how the Utility Folder displays in the Finder Sidebar vs. how it displays in the Finder Toolbar (both shown by selecting "Show Sidebar" and "Show Toolbar" in the Finder "View" pulldown menu.
Finder Sidebar, Finder Toolbar:
http://grok.lsu.edu/Article.aspx?articleId=5920
Any folder can be dragged into either space, and without using the Customize Toolbar option. Just drag and drop the folder.
Dragging the Utility Folder into the Sidebar displays it correctly, as its specialized, unique crossed-tools icon. However, dragging the Utility Folder into the Toolbar will not, unlike all other folders assigned with those special icons.
In the Sidebar, certain folders will display as non-folder icons. For instance, under "Places" the Home Folder does not display as a mini Home Folder icon, it displays as a little "house". The Desktop Folder displays as a mini-picture of a Desktop, the Applications folder displays as an "A" made up of a crossed ruler, pencil, and brush.
This is the same for the Finder Toolbar, when you drag one of those specialized folders into the Toolbar.
So, on the left side of a Finder window, you have the Sidebar, with its specialized icons (for certain folders, not all) and along the Toolbar (across the top of a Finder window, with its typical column-view buttons) you will also see those same (or other) specialized icons. In all cases, a folder's icon will display the same in the Sidebar as it does in the Toolbar. Except for the Utilities Folder.
If it isn't already, drag your Utility Folder into the Sidebar, and then, in that same Finder Window, drag it into the toolbar. Not the bar at the top of your monitor screen, but the toolbar of that specific Finder window. You should have the exact same result. The Utility Folder will display as a specialized icon in the Sidebar, but will display as a small version of its original blue folder icon in the Toolbar.
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