Up Close and Personal With....

[redbarnus]

The Puzzle Mug.

This was the unexpected hit of my summer job, and I couldn't keep up with the demand.

Comments

[blythechild]

I don't get it...

[redbarnus]

Ack! Sorry.

Yes, the explanation would have been helpful. I have now added it.

[blythechild]

Huh. Ya know, drinking beer is entertainment enough for me.

Do people really buy these to drink out of? weeeiiiiiird.

[redbarnus]

They're more of a novelty item--I couldn't imagine someone using it more than once in a while as a gag at a party.

I made them as a way of producing something that was reasonably historically authentic for the time period that we interpret at the museum.

But man, they would still be hot from the kiln and out they went....

[wednesday42]

That's so cool - I loved the first pics you posted of a puzzle mug, and it's that much neater to see how they're made! *__*

[redbarnus]

Thanks!

[neptunia67]

Very cool.

So is there a way to drink the ale without soaking oneself?

[redbarnus]

Yes, there is. The rim of the cup is made into a closed form, which acts as a tube, and the handle is also a hollow tube. It's just a matter of figuring out which spout is the one that work. ;-)

[neptunia67]

Clever!

[rubian77]

I *love* these things!! Awesome!!

[redbarnus]

Thank you!