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Topic: Collecting space mugs and glassware
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pokey
Member Posts: 377
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-10-2011 10:53 AM
   
Are there any others out there that have the same passion for collecting space mugs and glasses? The bulk of my drinkware items are the coffee mugs. I'm still unpacking my space stuff and trying to make some order of it all, so I'm not really sure how much I have or where any holes are — so don't ask for any stats right now. Just wondering how many others there are in the space collecting community. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 2145
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-10-2011 11:13 AM
Yes, I'm a space-glassaholic too. I love the inexpensive Apollo glasses found on eBay and use those for my everyday drinking. Special drinks go into a space mug — maybe one from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, or a vintage ascent/entry mug from mission control. And meals are tastier when served on a space-themed plate too! |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1527
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-10-2011 11:57 AM
I don't have many in my collection, but there are a few mugs that I felt inclined to acquire. One is an Al Worden stein with the inscription, "Let me assure you that at no time during my 75 lunar orbits did I see a Bavarian behind the moon." I also have one of Buzz Aldrin's Air Force mugs. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1528
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 08-10-2011 12:31 PM
I have a few glasses, shot glasses, mugs, and plates. I once had Buzz sign one of the Apollo 11 Wedgwood plates as a gift for someone. That (non-space fan) was not all that impressed. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3473
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-10-2011 12:39 PM
I have two items I picked up, although it's not my main interest. One is a mug with the space shuttle Enterprise Approach and Landing Test program emblem on front and the name of Ozzie Reid's wife on back. That I know where it is. Another, which either is in storage or is "somewhere" is a mug that was issued for the then-forthcoming first shuttle flight from Vandenberg AFB. |
saturn1b
Member Posts: 161
From: Westcliffe, CO
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 08-11-2011 02:00 PM
Yep, it's addictive. I just did a quick count of what I can see on my office wall and came up with 90 different cups, mugs, steins, shot glasses etc. Always on the lookout for more. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1528
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 08-11-2011 02:54 PM
One of my favorite pieces is an Apollo 16 porcelain beer mug with just the patch emblem on it. It has gold trim and appears to be high quality although I know nothing about ceramics. It's just a classy looking piece of usable space memorabilia, and it looks good on the shelf. I have sipped a beer or two from it and it functions perfectly, just like Apollo 16. |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1443
From:
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 08-11-2011 05:04 PM
Count me in!I have NASA Wallops Island, National Air and Space Museum Wright Flyer, Huntsville Rocket Science, and my all time favorite, Rhinebeck Airdrome in my current coffee/tea cup rotation. I also use my Apollo 11 glass for a sip of rum and Coca Cola... well, maybe more than a sip. |
sts205cdr
Member Posts: 759
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 08-11-2011 06:39 PM
I've got a cupboard full of 'em. Can't seem to resist, either! |
David Carey
Member Posts: 1062
From:
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 08-11-2011 10:25 PM
Just one here. For those who might know what the protocol for mug presentations was at the time, is this something that would have really been used by Aldrin on the recovery vessel (implying in-quarantine) or was it more likely a post-Hornet, post-release gift? Perhaps unknowable, but I've always wondered.... A ceramic coffee mug, 5" tall and 4½" diameter at the base, from the personal collection of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. One side features the USS Horner recovery emblem, and this mug was probably given to Aldrin in a period of time shortly after the recovery. |
saturn1b
Member Posts: 161
From: Westcliffe, CO
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 08-11-2011 10:55 PM
I have that same mug from the Hornet but instead of Aldrin's signature, mine says Hugh Gage in gold. Anyone know who he is? |
Rusty B
Member Posts: 239
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 08-13-2011 12:55 AM
I have several. The oldest is a pair of drinking glasses with Titan I missles on them. |
Russ Still
Member Posts: 536
From: Atlanta, GA USA
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-16-2011 10:36 AM
I have a couple dozen that have worked their way onto my shelves over the years. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2287
From: West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-16-2011 11:13 AM
I have a few pottery mugs that I think I got from Space Photos back in the 70's. They are in the loft, but from memory I think I have a Shuttle stein, ASTP mug and small Skylab tanakard. |
jutrased
Member Posts: 66
From: North Smithfield, RI USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 11-14-2018 09:27 AM
I too collect space mugs and glasses. I came across this old thread and wondered if anyone could help to identify the manufacturer of these glasses.The glasses are unique as they all have the Apollo 11 plaque on the front, and an image printed on the inside. I purchased the first glass at the Goddard Space Flight Center in the mid 70's. It had no location and the image of the Apollo 11 crew on the inside. When eBay started, I found that there were many variations of this glass. Since that first glass I have purchased 19 variations. nine different locations (KSC, JSC, Langley, etc.) and four different images: Apollo 11 Crew, Lunar Walk, Apollo 15, Skylab. But I have never been able to positively determine the manufacture. Some possibilities are HouzeArt Glass or Culver Glass. Would anyone know the origin of these glasses? I also have a collection of over 50 variations of the Apollo 11 plaque in different sizes and materials.  |
BMacKinnon
Member Posts: 236
From: Waterford, MI. USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 11-21-2018 09:48 PM
I thought that this set of 20+ glass was another Libbey set of glassware but I am not certain. I now have 8 of them and one is different from the 20 in the photos in the previous post — Lunar Walk - John F. Kennedy Space Center. There are some other "space" glasses that are similar but have John Glenn on them. Might be the same manufacturer. Happy Hunting! |
Philip
Member Posts: 6306
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-22-2018 03:06 AM
Sometimes mugs used by flight controllers during "important" missions become available. Nice idea! |
BMacKinnon
Member Posts: 236
From: Waterford, MI. USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 11-10-2019 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by jutrased:
The glasses are unique as they all have the Apollo 11 plaque on the front, and an image printed on the inside...
I now have 15 different glasses from this set. I found two more that he doesn't have. And it appears that his #1 and #16 are the same glass. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3959
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-10-2019 04:09 PM
I've always been thinking about doing something like this on cS with space commemorative mugs, glasses, plates, bottles, plaques, and related souvenirs, and/or memorabilia, so I am glad to see that it's already a topic here!While an avid collector of many space memorabilia categories since my high school days during the early Apollo era, I was never a keen or even a casual collector of all the glassware and ceramic pieces as depicted here. The field just wasn't a focus of mine with very little attention. But there must be hundreds of items that I have acquired in this collecting area throughout the last few decades, with probably about 150 or so different pieces displayed here in one of my home-office hutches. Many were gifts, some were space-type awards and mementos that I have gotten, along with the majority of them acquired from other space collections and outside purchases. Some of my favorite pieces, though, came from launch or post-launch parties here on the Florida Space Coast, and from many special events and functions, along with several aerospace contractor companies, and highlight anniversary celebrations.  
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Cagedfalcon
Member Posts: 84
From:
Registered: Jul 2019
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posted 11-28-2019 05:39 PM
I have a few. All named, barring one, two are numbered on bottom. These have been used, crazing and chipping.  
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BMacKinnon
Member Posts: 236
From: Waterford, MI. USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 02-28-2023 06:56 PM
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Originally posted by jutrased:
Would anyone know the origin of these glasses?
With the addition of these three there are 25 different glasses I have found for this set. Four of them I have not been able to locate and purchase yet, so
I only have 21 on hand.I wonder who could shed some light on these mysterious glasses?  |
Watts Way
Member Posts: 19
From: St. Louis, MO, USA
Registered: Mar 2023
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posted 04-10-2023 02:42 PM
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Originally posted by Cagedfalcon:
I have a few...
I don't know if you're looking for info on the mug at the bottom of your post that carries the words "Space Shuttle" on it. The logo in the middle is the McDonnell Douglas logo. This was part of their unsuccessful bid for the shuttle program. My late father was part of McDonnell's team, and I have a lot of info from McDonnell, including an identical mug. Not sure the coffee tastes any better than from any other mug, but it's a lot of fun to use it! |
JWoytach
Member Posts: 65
From: LaGrange, OH, USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 03-17-2025 09:57 AM
I have this set of Apollo 11 commemorative glassware that I cannot find any reference for. They are whiskey/highball glasses with solid, heavy glass bottoms with a pebbled finish.I was wondering if anyone recognizes them and might be able to help me identify them.  |
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