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1683. Smithsonian Institution - Bennington Potters - Bennington, Vermont - Two finger mug

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    Posted 10 months ago

    jmillersmugs
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    I found this in a local resale store. I never had the pleasure of going to the Smithsonian, but it is on my list to go.

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    Comments

    1. clockerman clockerman, 10 months ago
      Fantastic museum … should be on everyone’s bucket list.
      Nice post
    2. keramikos, 10 months ago
      jmillersmugs, Cool. :-)

      How is it that I'm only just now seeing one of these two finger mugs when they've been around longer than I have?:

      *snip*

      The classic [David] Gil production piece, of course, is the trigger mug he designed in 1953. "He wasn't sure it was a good design, but it ended up being the best seller by far," Franklin said. The trigger mug was distributed nationally by a company called Raymour, which put it on the map. "It was wildly popular; it established the pottery. It wasn't a design he was showing at exhibitions, but it sold. It's the longest-running production piece, running continuously since 1953," and still popular today, more than 50 years after it was first conceived.

      *snip*

      https://www.benningtonbanner.com/local-news/david-gil-and-the-art-of-creative-collaboration/article_2da14d59-6e87-5594-a4a7-37b866083507.html

      The explanation of the "trigger mug" name:

      *snip*

      As legend has it, the colonial sentries drew sustenance from a variety of beverages while on the lookout for the Redcoats in the thick New England woods. With rifle in one hand and a mug in the other, there was far less spillage when a double handle was added to the mug. The mug could be held with a better grip while at the same time allowing the sentry to pull the trigger on his musket; hence they were called trigger mugs.

      *snip*

      https://www.potshopofboston.com/products/porcelain-trigger-mugs-4pc
    3. kwqd kwqd, 10 months ago
      Inspiring mug! I went with my parents on a summer vacation, probably in the 1960s. So long ago, that I do not remember anything about it, so should probably have a do-over.
    4. kwqd kwqd, 10 months ago
      Maybe when I build my stealth camper van!
    5. keramikos, 10 months ago
      kwqd, "stealth camper van," huh?

      Would it look anything like this?

      https://cinemasojourns.com/2020/02/15/vagabond-screwballs/black-vans/

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