The Coastguard Coffee Mug

If you pay lots of attention, stand on the tallest thing around, and happen to have a very good spyglass, you might change history.


The Story

By now, everyone knows the story of Mr. Revere and his nice horsey and all the stuff he yelled to save his country.

However, what is often forgotten is how he knew those British were coming in the first place. Well, at first he didn’t. He was a brewer after all, and like most brewers in the late evenings, after the taverns were closed, he was busy keeping an eye on the roasting malt so that he didn’t accidentally burn down his entire town. Indeed, his first commendation should be for practicing proper fire safety rules.

Mr. Revere knew that his trusted partner, Darnit III, (patriot, raconteur) was on lookout duty. Darnit was using his grandfather’s magnificent spyglass to keep an eye on the coast. His grandfather, Captain Blackspine, (yes, that one) had been a noble pirate and Prime Minister and gave his grandson this marvel of advanced looking technology with the express purpose of someday getting “back at the British”. And Darnit did not disappoint.

Well before the armada even left Liverpool, Darnit watched his friends, the Narwhals, signal the predetermined code that meant the British were, indeed, on their way. The rest, as they say, is history.

The Nitty Gritty

The word “mug” can be traced to early 16th century (originally Scots and northern English, denoting an earthenware bowl).  It likely comes from the early hedgehog term “muggetub” which loosely translates to “plunge bath” or “hot tubbe” in Olde English.  An extraordinarily tidy animal, hedgehogs of Scotland enjoyed combining their daily ablutions with daily whiskey, frequently resulting in what is today referred to as the Hot Toddy.

Our darn mugs are handmade and are approximately 3 inches wide by 4.5 to 5 inches tall. They generally hold about 16 ounces.

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