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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

Commemorative royal wedding mug.

Orthopaedics

1981

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

Medical Ceramic-ware

1760-1766

Radio Manchester Mug

Radio Communication

1970-1972

ReQuip mug, with handle which allows people with s

Orthopaedics

1996

Mug, decorated with generic sc

Coal Mining

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

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

Domestic Appliances

c. 1962

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

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

Preston Station free buffet mug for H.M. Forces

Passenger Comforts

c. 1940

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

Plastic mug, Sealink

Passenger Comforts

Mug, c.1954-97. Collection par

Motive Power

c1954-97

Silver plate half mug engraved

Local History

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, 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, 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

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

BBC GMR mug

Radio Communication

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

Ceramic mug, BR Speedlink

Passenger Comforts

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

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

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

Orthopaedics

1990-1995

Mug commemorating Sir Humphry Davy

Coal Mining

1978

Cylindrical mug of white urea formaldehyde

Plastics and Modern Materials

1953

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, 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, depicting locomotive 'Jaco' and two carriages.

Ceramic mug depicting 'Jaco' locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840

Millennium 2000

Johnson Brothers

1999

Global Warming Mug, 2005-2007

Art

2005-2007

Mug, brown slip ware, unglazed moulding of locomotives; Great Yarnmouth Railway - 100 years anniversary 1883-1983 Lingwood to Great Yarnmouth Railway line.

great yarmouth railway commemorative mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1983

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

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, ceramic, transfer-printed 0-2-2 locomotive `London' handling 2 first-class carriages, a mail coach and a carriage truck in rural landscape, c.1838, ex GP Keen Collection

Mug, ceramic, transfer-printed 0-2-2 locomotive `London' han

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1838

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

Commemorative mug, ceramic, BREL York Works Centenary, 1884-1984, by Staffordshire Potteries Limited, England. Identical design on front and reverse. Overall: 90 mm x 108 mm x 78 mm.

BREL York Works Centenary Year commemorative mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1984

Tin mug, Great Northern Railway, small tin mug stamped GNRL. Possibly workman's mug or varnish cup. Dimensions: 2 1/2"x3" diam.

Tin mug, Great Northern Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

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, 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

Souvenir mug, Denby china; specially produced for Kodak Ltd. As promotional souvenir for the introduction of Veribron paper.

Souvenir Mug

Printed Materials & Ephemera

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

Speedlink mug, white with blue background and white British Rail logo. Overall: 93 mm x 110 mm 80 mm.

Speedlink mug

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Mug, ceramic, Rail Express Systems, white, depicting Royal Mail Travelling Post Office. Printed. Overall: 94 mm x 110 mm 80 mm.

Royal Mail, Rail Express Systems mug

Passenger Comforts

1996

Ilford Centenary Awards, 1879-1979.

Souvenir Mug

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1979

Commemorative mug, British Rail Trainload Freight division, c.1989, Earthenware, yellow glaze with black and blue transfer printed motifs. Overall: 93 mm x 112 mm 80 mm.

Commemorative mug, British Rail Trainload Freight division

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1989

Commemorative mug, colour transfer printed 'ASLEF a century of service 1880-1980'; 'The Lighted Flame' poem on the reverse. Issued by Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. In original carton. Mug overall: 105 mm x 100 mm, 81 mm.

Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen centenary mug in carton

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1980