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Corning US Navy Handleless Watch Mugs

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—01. Made in Corning, NY.
—02. Hand warmers.

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I stumbled across these beautiful pieces of, both, glassware and naval history recently. Produced by Corning during WWII for the US Navy, this handleless mug was used as a hand warmer by sailors on watch duty. There are many fine examples turning up, at any given time, on eBay.

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Reader Comments (2)

Nice catch. Interestingly enough given the context, there are of course many fine Japanese examples of this technology.
December 14, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterJorden
Chinese tea cup.
December 14, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterbobert

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