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Mug for Soldiers & Sailors Buffet, York Station

Passenger Comforts

Soldiers & Sailors canteen mug - Selby Station

Passenger Comforts

c. 1915-1919

Samaritans Tyneside 25th Anniversary mug, 1990

Telecommunications

1990

Mug commemorating Sir Humphry Davy

Coal Mining

1978

Periodic table mug

Experimental Chemistry

2018

Mug, ceramic, Great Western Railway, unidentified maker - unmarked; white with "GWR" in diamond near rim, 1 pint capacity.

Ceramic mug, Great Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

Mug commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool & Manchester railway

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1980

Commemorative royal wedding mug.

Orthopaedics

1981

'Tumble-not' mug - bone china mug with large base

Orthopaedics

1990-1995

Creamware mug decorated with a poem entitled 'The Triple Plea', England, 1760-1770

Medical Ceramic-ware

1760-1766

Earthenware mug, marked `Foreign 5540/10', probably Italian, c1962

Earthenware mug, marked `Foreign 5540/10', probabl

Domestic Appliances

c. 1962

Mug, decorated with generic sc

Coal Mining

ReQuip mug, with handle which allows people with s

Orthopaedics

1996

Mug, ceramic, depicting 1830s express train with two carriages and carriage truck in pastoral scene, poor condition.

early staffordshire pottery mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1850

Radio Manchester Mug

Radio Communication

1970-1972

Mug for cider, depicting sailing ship and locomotive, labelled 'Cyder mug of the 1830s from Commander F W Wilsden, RNR Uttoxeter 7-6-40'.

Ceramic cider mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Commemorative mug

Public Health & Hygiene

1992

Preston Station free buffet mug for H.M. Forces

Passenger Comforts

c. 1940

Silver plate half mug engraved with the Manchester Reform Club crest

Local History

Commemorative Mug

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1980

Mug commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester railway

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1980

Gardner & Sons mug

Motive Power

c1954-97

Ceramic mug moulded into the form of a face, marked 'Cadbury's Bournvita' on the base, used for children's drinks in the early 1950s, made for Cadbury's, 1950-1959.

Ceramic mug moulded into the form of a face, marke

Nutrition & Food Technology

1950-1959

Mug, plastic, Sealink, yellow and blue, from Linfoot Collection

Plastic mug, Sealink

Passenger Comforts

Mug, ceramic, by Dunn Bennett & Co, Burslem, Great Northern Railway, large, white, blue motif, GNR coat of arms surrounded by 'GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT'.

Ceramic mug, Great Northern Railway - Refreshment Department

Passenger Comforts

Ceramic mug, purple and white, 1999.

Ceramics

1999

Shaving mug from St Audry's Hospital

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1924-1950

Mug, British Railways totem, brown, from Linfoot Collection. BR logo in brown.

Ceramic mug, British Railways

Passenger Comforts

1948-1994

Mug, ceramic, two handles, blue transfer-printed depiction of Broad Gauge(?) 2-2-2 locomotive with four first-class carriages and a carriage truck in rural landscape, c. 1840, ex GP Keen Collection.

Ceramic mug depicting 2-2-2 locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Mug, BR Speedlink, red and white, from Linfoot Collection. Large BR logo to each side.

Ceramic mug, BR Speedlink

Passenger Comforts

BBC GMR mug

Radio Communication

Mug, ceramic, North Eastern Railway, marked on side "Return to Sailors and Soldiers canteen Selby Station".

Ceramic mug, North Eastern Railway - Sailors and Soldiers canteen, Selby Station

Passenger Comforts

c1915-1919

Mug, ceramic, depicting a locomotive named Express with two carriages and a flat truck in a pastoral scene with steep mountains.

Ceramic mug depicting express locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840

Mug, ceramic, depicting locomotive 'Jaco' and two carriages.

Ceramic mug depicting 'Jaco' locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840

Mug, ceramic, transfer-printed hand-coloured 2-2-2 locomotive `Nero' with two first class carriages and a carriage truck in rural landscape marked `Railway WC & Co' on base, Staffordshire, c.1835, ex GP Keen Collection, possibly made by Wood and Caldwell of Burslem, Staffordshire.

Ceramic mug depicting 2-2-2 locomotive 'Nero'

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1835

Mug, ceramic, ribbed handle, coloured vignette depicting 2-2-2 locomotive 'Caledonia' with two pink carriages emerging from a tunnel on one side, coloured vignette depicting two young children on other side. Crazed and cracked.

Ceramic mug depicting 2-2-2 locomotive 'Caledonia'

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Cylindrical mug of white urea formaldehyde

Plastics and Modern Materials

1953

Millennium 2000

Johnson Brothers

1999

Global Warming Mug, 2005-2007

Art

2005-2007

Mug, Railway Centenary Celebration 1825-1925, First Railway, Stockton & Darlington. Images depict No.1 locomotive and Flying Scotsman. Black printed designs. Made by British Anchor Pottery, Longton. Overall: 91 mm x 127 mm x96 mm.

Railway Centenary Celebration 1825-1925, First Railway, Stockton & Darlington mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1925

Mug, ceramic, inscribed for the Railway Centenary at Shildon 27th September 1825-1925, with Shildon coat of arms and portrait of Timothy Hackworth 1786-1850, inventor of steam blast pipe, gilded rim and handle; c.1925. Overall: 75 mm x 97 mm x 77 mm.

Railway Centenary at Shildon 27th September 1825-1925

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Mug, Railway Centenary Celebration 1825-1925, First Railway, Darlington & Stockton, Preston & Eaglescliffe. Depicting No.1 locomotive and Flying Scotsman. Printed black design with gilded rim and handle. Overall: 72 mm x 98 mm x 75 mm.

Centenary mug - First Railway Darlington & Stockton - Preston & Eaglescliffe

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1925

Mug, printed, black with gold design for Hither Green Depot, by Tams. Overall: 92 mm x 112 mm 80 mm.

Hither Green Depot mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Earthenware mug marked GRVI, for emergency feeding purposes, by TG Green and Co, Church Gresley, 1942

Earthenware mug marked GRVI

Nutrition & Food Technology

1942

Mug, china, by Aberdare Market China, Aberdare, Wales, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Taff Vale Railway, 1991, depicts engine and tender in black, inscribed "Cymru a Fu a Chymru a Fydd - TVR 150 - 1841-1991". Overall: 94 mm x 110 mm 80 mm.

Commemorative mug, Taff Vale Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1991

Commemorative mug, ceramic, produced to commemorate the centenary of the railway 1825-1925, depicting George Stephenson 1781 -1848 and picture of 'Locomotion'. Salt glazed stoneware; text and images moulded. Made by Ashtead Potters Limited. Makers marks underneath. Overall: 170 mm x 135 mm x 92 mm diameter. Commissioned by LNER. Described by maker as a 'One quart capacity tankard J17'.

Railway centenary commemorative mug 1825-1925

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1924-1925

Mug, Young Persons Railcard; no maker's marks. Overall: 88 mm x 118 mm x 87 mm.

Young Persons Railcard mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Mug, stoneware, by Staffordshire Tableware, England, depicting 0-4-0 locomotive "George Stephenson" (1831), one of a set of six designs. Colour printed with gilded edge and handle. Overall: 100 mm x 120 mm 81 mm.

Mug depicting 'George Stephenson'

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1930-1939

Mug, commemorative, 'The Sealink Rats', c. 1986, by Stanley Cox Ceramics, Devon; printed yellow, blue and black. Overall: 93 mm x 115 mm 79 mm.

Commemorative mug, The Sealink Rats

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1986

Mug, ceramic, "To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Stephenson's Rocket 1829-1979", black transfer print depicts "Rocket" with driver and fireman; gild to rim and handle. Overall: 80 mm x 95 mm 70 mm.

rocket 150th anniversary commemorative mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1979