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    Posted 4 years ago

    Kjane79
    (69 items)

    Is this a really strange coffee mug or something else entirely? Am I just missing the bigger picture and this is obviously a ....? Help.

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    Comments

    1. CanyonRoad, 4 years ago
      I've never seen anything like it. I'd say a studio potter, or an art student, got creative. The glaze looks like something used in the 1960s/70s.

      Size? Might help tell if it was intended to be a mug, or not.
    2. Kjane79 Kjane79, 4 years ago
      Sorry! I should have measured it, but it is definitely mug sized. It's just such a weird piece that I almost had myself convinced that it had to be a part off an old car or something. I've been hesitant to use it for my morning coffee out of fear someone might see me and wonder what the heck I was doing drinking out of an antique alternator!
    3. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 4 years ago
      Try it as a coffee mug and report back to us ;-)

      I’m wondering if the maker intended for your hand to encircle the mug and, thus, be warmed by the hot contents while the odd protruding part would fit between your fingers (rather than have a traditional handle to grasp)..... like maybe if your freezing hands can not manage a tradition handle.

      Keep us posted as you find out more!
    4. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 4 years ago
      I agree, Watch.
    5. Phonoboy Phonoboy, 4 years ago
      It looks similar to some shaving mugs, though most aren't as tall.

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