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Title: Guinness engraved mug - who made it?
Post by: jakgene on October 17, 2010, 06:24:45 AM

a family friend has given this to me. He was formerly a publican in the UK near Stoke, and has had this for about 40 years I believe. He said it was given to him by Guinness, the brewing company. It is beautifully engraved with hops and barley, and the Guinness harp in the centre.  Would anyone know the maker?

it is 9 1/2 cm or 3 3/4 inches high.
thanks
JAK

Title: Re: Guinness engraved mug - who made it?
Post by: jakgene on October 21, 2010, 01:27:06 PM

Bump
Mods - could this please be moved to glass to see if anyone there knows anything about it? Thanks. JAK

Title: Re: Guinness engraved mug - who made it?
Post by: Lustrousstone on October 21, 2010, 01:55:39 PM

You might be better contacting Guinness itself. There are two questions here; who made the mug and who did the engraving? The mug itself looks like the standard Guinness giveaway of the 1970s. They use to hold Guinness festivals at the universities and your admission included a mug. I think I still have a half pint and a pint with a printed logo from 1974.

Title: Re: Guinness engraved mug - who made it?
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 21, 2010, 05:41:34 PM

Back in the days before "equality", Christine - when wimmin weren't allowed pints?

(daft, really. 2 halves go down a lot faster than a single pint does!)

Title: Re: Guinness engraved mug - who made it?
Post by: Frank on October 21, 2010, 11:09:42 PM

You probably won't get far via Guinness... although they do have a museum now. Better to get an ID on the blank.