Try the eBay way-getting what you want doesn't have to be a splurge. Browse top items! No matter what you love, you'll find it here. Search top products and more. The moustache cup (or mustache cup) is a drinking cup with a semicircular ledge inside. The ledge, called a moustache guard, has a half moon-shaped opening to allow the passage of liquids and serves as a guard to keep moustaches dry. It is generally acknowledged to have been invented in the 1870s by British potter Harvey Adams (1835-?). [1] [2]
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The Mustache Cup The Special Tea Cup Used by the Victorian Men to Protect Their Mustache
The Victorian mustache cup is widely believed to have been invented by Harvey Adams, a potter. He reportedly created it in the 1870s, according to Atlas Obscura, but a BBC entry claims it was. (A British newspaper classified of the time reads: ''REWARD—If the Lady who STOLE A GENT'S MUSTACHE CUP on Saturday Night from the Little Dust Pan will apply at once, she can have the SAUCER. Mustache Cups (1 - 60 of 1,000+ results) Price ($) Shipping All Sellers Sort by: Relevancy Vintage Buick Model C 1905 Moustache Mug Ceramic Coffee Cup Shaving Mug Gold Trim Advertising Unmarked Panchosporch (6.8k) $12.76 $15.95 (20% off) Turkish Funny Mug - Traditional Moustache and Fez, Eyvallah (19) $22.30 FREE shipping Morning. Ever. Mug - Donut Warming Coffee Cup With Drip Trap and Mustache Guard Porcelain
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The Mustache Cup The Special Tea Cup Used by the Victorian Men to Protect Their Mustache
Antique Mustache Cup (1 - 60 of 285 results) Price ($) Shipping Recommended Sort by: Relevancy 1900 Antique Mustache Cup Shaving Mug White with large pink flower blue flowers gold trim no makers mark (592) $31.50 Antique Mustache Tea Cup - Embossed, Hand Decorated Flowers with Gold Design and Trim (468) $54.50 FREE shipping The Best. Morning. Ever. Mug - Donut Warming Coffee Cup With Drip Trap and Mustache Guard Porcelain 41 $1000 FREE delivery Mon, Jan 8 Small Business More Buying Choices $9.99 (3 new offers) 3dRose Worlds best dad with funny black mustache Mug, 11 oz Ceramic $1442 FREE delivery Tue, Jan 9 on $35 of items shipped by Amazon Options: 11 sizes The moustache cup is a cup designed with a small lip on the inside intended to protect the drinker's face fuzz from whatever beverage they happen to be drinking. The mustache cup was almost certainly invented by the British potter Harvey Adams in the 1870s. Adams patented a butterfly-shaped ledge that was set inside the cup with a hole to drink through.
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The Moustache Cup The Special Tea Cup Used by the Victorian Men to Protect Their Mustache
Mustache cups, cups sporting a semi-circular ledge over the rim, were invented to protect the extraordinarily magnificent mustaches of the 19th century from the effects of steam resulting from hot drinks and soups. The artifacts featured during the month of May were donated in 1972 by Mrs. John A. Mowat and in 1987 by Mr. George Beauvais. Moustache Cup (1 - 60 of 1,000+ results) Price ($) Shipping All Sellers LaserGram 30oz Tumbler Mug, Mustache, Personalized Engraving Included (6.3k) $29.74 $34.99 (15% off) FREE shipping Mustache Cup, Pink and White Floral, Raised Design on Rim, Gilded (703) $34.00 Antique China Mustache Cup (52) $26.99
The mustache cup was an instant success. Sold widely throughout Britain, it became popular all across Europe and then the United States. Mass production of the mustache cap began, and the inventor became so wealthy that he retired 15 years after the sensational invention. Cups with different sizes were made, using various materials too. The mustache cup was almost certainly invented by the British potter Harvey Adams in the 1860s. Adams patented a butterfly-shaped ledge that was set inside the cup with a hole to drink through. These sold in great quantities, first in the UK, then throughout Europe. In the U.S., they were sold everywhere from Sears to the department store.
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