Vintage Black and White Ceramic Mustache Coffee or Tea Mug Steampunk

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This Vintage Mustache Mug features a large-mustached Victorian man repeated across the graceful curves of the white ceramic mug. But look inside... The mustache...See more » This Vintage Mustache Mug features a large-mustached Victorian man repeated across the graceful curves of the white ceramic mug. But look inside... The mustache mug is a drinking cup with a semi-circular ledge inside. The ledge has a semi-circular opening to allow the passage of liquids and serves as a guard to keep mustaches dry. In perfect condition! No flaws! No Chips or Cracks! --------------------A Little History about Mustache Mugs-------------------- Mustaches flourished all throughout the Victorian years. Great gobs of wax were melted and then applied to the mustache to keep the curls intact. And therein lay a problem that cropped up when steaming hot cups of coffee or tea were carried up to the mouth for sipping.The steam melted the wax and sent it right into the cup. Another problem soon became apparent. Sipping hot tea or coffee, moustaches often became stained. Finally, Harvey Adams, an innovative Englishman, in 1830 made an unusual invention, "the mustache cup". The mustache cup had a ledge, called a mustache guard, across the cup. The guard had one semicircular opening against the side of the cup. The pampered mustache rested safe and dry on the mustache guard sipping hot beverage through the opening. Great for your favorite bearded or mustached guy!See less »

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