Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Ugly mug

I said this morning that I would show you the worst tea-mug ever made (maybe) and here it is...

... in all it's glory, just in case you didn't believe my description.

Meanwhile, tomorrow I take these off to auction - they've been hanging around too long and are not good enough to expect any more than a little less than I paid for them. Those boxes are stuffed with all sorts of quaint goodies - someone is going to get a few bargains.

The violin case is very early 19th century, but - sadly - not in good nick, otherwise it would be off to London, where the Masonic sword came from. Wish me luck.
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12 comments:

  1. Mark2 August 2011 at 12:07

    Ewww! That is an ugly mug. You ain't kiddin! m.

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  2. Jane and Lance Hattatt2 August 2011 at 12:07

    Hello Tom:
    You are right. The mug is seriously dreadful.

    We trust that your goodly selection will fall under the hammer at some very inflated price. Good luck!

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  3. Anonymous2 August 2011 at 12:53

    Yikes..... Good luck with your selection. It all looks very interesting.

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  4. Judith2 August 2011 at 13:06

    That mug is indeed truly ugly. Good luck with the auction.

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  5. Tom Stephenson2 August 2011 at 14:07

    See, I told you I was telling the truth. Now perhaps you will believe me in the future.

    That stuff doesn't come up for auction until the 18th, by which time I will be back in bloody Germany again... don't ask...

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  6. Janet2 August 2011 at 15:31

    Gross ! nice selection of goodies though -I`am sure they will sell well ,good luck with the auction!

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  7. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe2 August 2011 at 15:35

    Saying they are ugly would be kind.

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  8. sarah toa2 August 2011 at 17:50

    Yes, it is disturbing. I gave the same mug to my scrabble mate for his 70th recently. He was most appreciative.

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  9. Donna OShaughnessy2 August 2011 at 19:46

    I must be getting old. I actually liked the colors of the mug. The creepy little man however, was still creepy

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  10. Cro Magnon2 August 2011 at 21:47

    Dreadful mug!

    I recently came across a leather shotgun case, in very good nick, at a 'boot sale', and the Monsieur wanted £40 for it. I was a bit shocked...should I have been?

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  11. Chris3 August 2011 at 00:41

    Looks like that mug depicts a typical day on a certain ITU ward in Wales, Tom.

    What's in that case at the bottom of the photo? Looks like a Mauser Parabellum...

    Very dodgy. The whole collection could be from a mobsters toolbox.

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  12. Tom Stephenson3 August 2011 at 02:19

    The leather case is a classic 'leg o' mutton' shotgun one, Chris, and the reason it's so short is because you 'break' the gun into 2 bits before putting it in. One in good condition would go for around £40 - £200, Cro, depending on quality, so your man was not asking the world by the sound of it.

    I'm sorry - I cannot make any more comments regarding yours on the mug, I just feel to nauseous when I even think about it.

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