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Title: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: Brew on April 24, 2013, 04:44:11 PM

Family lore has it that this mug has been in the family a very long time. My late grandmother said it may be a couple hundred years old at that.

Does anyone know anything about this mug?

Thanks!

B

Title: Re: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: Rauville on April 24, 2013, 05:59:15 PM

J.W. McCoy / Brush-McCoy Pottery introduced their "Corn Line" around 1908-10.

Compare yours to this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-C1908-BRUSH-MCCOY-MAJOLICA-CORN-FIGURAL-PITCHER-44-SIGNED-CUSICK-/321104251888#ht_3989wt_912 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-C1908-BRUSH-MCCOY-MAJOLICA-CORN-FIGURAL-PITCHER-44-SIGNED-CUSICK-/321104251888#ht_3989wt_912)

Title: Re: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: ghopper1924 on April 24, 2013, 06:07:59 PM

Well, it's not 200 years old, but 100 isn't bad! ;)

Title: Re: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: cogar on April 25, 2013, 01:43:37 AM

I was thinking Shawnee. Didn't know McCoy made that corn.  :o :o

Title: Re: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: Ipcress on April 25, 2013, 05:40:45 AM

The ebay one isn't of the same quality. In fact the one on Ebay looks like a cheap copy. The definition is poor and that base ?!

Brew's looks better and older. A few companies did majolica sweetcorn mugs and pitchers.

Title: Re: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: mart on April 25, 2013, 12:59:34 PM

I have several pieces of the Shawnee King Corn but I think it was later than this one !!

Title: Re: Corn Cob Mug
Post by: cogar on April 26, 2013, 04:00:08 AM

I would love to have a dozen ears of this corn sitting on a shelf. ;D ;D

http://www.ddoty.com/cornvases.html (http://www.ddoty.com/cornvases.html)