The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! - The Firearms Forum

hkruss · 08-22-2009, 12:40 PM

O.K., bear with me! I thought I had found the SUPER thick mugs I was looking for. Ordered a couple, No luck! While the mugs were thicker than most, they are still not the ones I am looking for.
As you can see from the photos, the mugs are just over 1/4 inch thick. The ones I want are probably twice as thick. I know, I know, this is not the most pressing issue in life, but now it is a quest!
Again, if any of you can help me find what I am looking for, it will be most appreciated!

Bobitis · 08-22-2009, 12:48 PM

I have a friend that makes pottery.
He could make anything you want.

Find a potter.

LurpyGeek · 08-22-2009, 01:21 PM

You don't want a coffee mug...

You want the BATTLE MUG!

Suwannee Tim · 08-22-2009, 01:56 PM

Suwannee Tim · 08-22-2009, 01:58 PM

What Bobitis and Lurpy suggested are stellar ideas. I'm personally enthusiastic about the battle mug. You can get 50 of them for only $12K. You could pass one out to each of us. What say you all, should hkruss buy us all assault mugs?

http://shop.hero-gear.com/category.sc?categoryId=40

Marlin T · 08-22-2009, 03:04 PM

Yes indeed that Battle Mug is bad ass for sure!
Thanks for the heads up Lurpy, too cool man.

artabr · 08-22-2009, 03:07 PM

Art likes the Battle Mug.

Russ, it's even made in Bama, what's not to like.

If anybody has an extra 300 bucks, you're more than welcome to donate one to me.
You may be able to write this off as a donation to "The" Art's.

Art

woolleyworm · 08-22-2009, 03:18 PM

Battle Mug is awesome, but dang, that's a helluva price tag. I wonder if they'll recoup their set up and manufacturing costs.

Suwannee Tim · 08-22-2009, 04:12 PM

hkruss has decided to buy a lot of 50 and will generously donate the excess 49 to us, the members of the forum!

Carne Frio · 08-22-2009, 04:59 PM

I know the ones your looking for. I have a couple of old ones.
Try calling food service wholesalers. This one also looks cool:
http://www.designboom.com/contest/vi...m_pk=11461&p=1

rider · 08-22-2009, 06:30 PM

hkruss.........
What you might be looking for is the "Victor Cup".....My dad used to have one long ago....Here is an example, and a way to get one if you don't mind bidding on Ebay......

rider

http://cgi.ebay.com/VICTOR-old-vinta...d=p3286.c0.m14

Freebore · 08-22-2009, 08:15 PM

I belive the mug you are looking for were originally used in the resturant business during the 40's and 50's. They were very thick (near 1/2 ") with a slight hour glass shape and some had a thin green strip at the top.

Years ago I had about a dozen of them, but no idea what ever happened to them, you might want to keep an eye on Ebay for them.

JohnTheCalifornian · 08-22-2009, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freebore

I belive the mug you are looking for were originally used in the resturant business during the 40's and 50's. They were very thick (near 1/2 ") with a slight hour glass shape and some had a thin green strip at the top.

Years ago I had about a dozen of them, but no idea what ever happened to them, you might want to keep an eye on Ebay for them.

Here is a site that sells the ones you mentioned, although judging from the pictures, the rim is not near 1/2" thick

http://victormug.com/store.html

I tried for a while to find some places that would have the mugs you wanted but could not come close to anything.

hkruss · 08-23-2009, 10:01 AM

Lurpy Geek, that Battle Mug is AWESOME!

(I always want to call you Lurpy Greek - don't know why!).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suwannee Tim

hkruss has decided to buy a lot of 50 and will generously donate the excess 49 to us, the members of the forum!

"Let's give it up for our favorite comedian, ladies and gentlemen. Suwanee Tim!!! He will be performing here all week! The 10:30 show is completely different from the 8:00 show"!!

Tell you what I will consider. Maybe I will give one away when I hit 10,000 posts! Of course at the rate I post, that will be in about 20 or so more years! (then too, maybe one day monkeys will fly out of my ..., well, you get the idea!)

08-22-2009, 12:40 PM	#1
hkruss Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 1,092	The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! O.K., bear with me! I thought I had found the SUPER thick mugs I was looking for. Ordered a couple, No luck! While the mugs were thicker than most, they are still not the ones I am looking for. As you can see from the photos, the mugs are just over 1/4 inch thick. The ones I want are probably twice as thick. I know, I know, this is not the most pressing issue in life, but now it is a quest! Again, if any of you can help me find what I am looking for, it will be most appreciated! Attached Images __________________ obama - "non gratum anus rodentum" -->

08-22-2009, 12:48 PM	#2
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! I have a friend that makes pottery. He could make anything you want. Find a potter. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

08-22-2009, 01:21 PM	#3
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! You don't want a coffee mug... You want the BATTLE MUG! __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

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Suwannee Tim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,227	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! W Last edited by Suwannee Tim; 08-22-2009 at 01:58 PM..

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Suwannee Tim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,227	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! What Bobitis and Lurpy suggested are stellar ideas. I'm personally enthusiastic about the battle mug. You can get 50 of them for only $12K. You could pass one out to each of us. What say you all, should hkruss buy us all assault mugs? http://shop.hero-gear.com/category.sc?categoryId=40

08-22-2009, 03:04 PM	#6
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! Yes indeed that Battle Mug is bad ass for sure! Thanks for the heads up Lurpy, too cool man. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<

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artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! Art likes the Battle Mug. Russ, it's even made in Bama, what's not to like. If anybody has an extra 300 bucks, you're more than welcome to donate one to me. You may be able to write this off as a donation to "The" Art's. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

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woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! Battle Mug is awesome, but dang, that's a helluva price tag. I wonder if they'll recoup their set up and manufacturing costs. __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

08-22-2009, 04:12 PM	#9
Suwannee Tim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,227	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! hkruss has decided to buy a lot of 50 and will generously donate the excess 49 to us, the members of the forum!

08-22-2009, 04:59 PM	#10
Carne Frio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Near Fairbanks Posts: 697	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! I know the ones your looking for. I have a couple of old ones. Try calling food service wholesalers. This one also looks cool: http://www.designboom.com/contest/vi...m_pk=11461&p=1

08-22-2009, 06:30 PM	#11
rider Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 6	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! hkruss......... What you might be looking for is the "Victor Cup".....My dad used to have one long ago....Here is an example, and a way to get one if you don't mind bidding on Ebay...... rider http://cgi.ebay.com/VICTOR-old-vinta...d=p3286.c0.m14

08-22-2009, 08:15 PM	#12
Freebore V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 265	Re: The search continues! The quest for THE coffee mug! I belive the mug you are looking for were originally used in the resturant business during the 40's and 50's. They were very thick (near 1/2 ") with a slight hour glass shape and some had a thin green strip at the top. Years ago I had about a dozen of them, but no idea what ever happened to them, you might want to keep an eye on Ebay for them.