pmelcher
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posted on September 11, 2007 12:00:58 PM
This board is the greatest for helping identify things so I am thanking you in advance. I have no idea what this odd piece could be, maybe it is even missing something. It stands approx 4 inches tall by 6 1/2 inches from spout to handle. I can't read the mark.  
 
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 11, 2007 12:03:18 PM
Looks like a shaving mug to me.
Lucy
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pmelcher
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posted on September 11, 2007 12:04:16 PM
Thanks, I never thought of that!! Pretty fancy with an eagle on one side and flowers on the other.
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LtRay
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posted on September 11, 2007 12:16:11 PM
A pretty special shaving mug. Does it have a makers mark on the bottom? The eagle causes me to think this could be a special Centenial edition which could date it to 1876. It could also be for WWI depending upon the bottom stamp.
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pmelcher
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posted on September 11, 2007 12:26:47 PM
Yes there is a mark but it is almost all gone. Wouldn't it be great if it is really that old! 
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roadsmith
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posted on September 11, 2007 06:22:20 PM
My first thought was a shaving mug, also. But not sure, with those little holes in the top. . . .
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mcjane
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posted on September 11, 2007 06:29:23 PM
How about a tea bag holder, except they probably didn't have tea bags in those days & it's kinda big for that anyway.
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otteropp
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posted on September 11, 2007 06:32:39 PM
It is a lovely Shaving Mug.
The top section is where the gentleman put his Shaving Soap and the holes let the water drain from the soap so it didn't get all....goopy!
The shaving brush was placed in the Hot Water on the spout side.
Edited for my typo!
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max40
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posted on September 11, 2007 06:34:00 PM
It's a shaving mug (scuttle). The holes in the top are to let the little bar of shaving soap drain.
The hollowed out portion above the handle is a brush rest.
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mcjane
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posted on September 11, 2007 06:34:43 PM
Absolutely a shaving mug.
Scroll down to the 4th picture from the bottom.
http://www.ebarbershop.com/ShopSite/bigal.html
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otteropp
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posted on September 11, 2007 06:43:03 PM
The closest I can come to finding that mark is Gustavberg of Sweden.
The style of the Anchor fits but the letters above it don't seem to say Gustavberg. In fact the letters almost look as though they read DENMARK?
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pmelcher
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posted on September 11, 2007 07:03:54 PM
Thank you all for the information. I wish the letters were there but they are so far gone it is impossible to see.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on September 12, 2007 08:01:05 AM
The mark is much like early Chelsea but I can't match the name above it. I will see if I can find my other book on marks - maybe it's there.
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niel35
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posted on September 12, 2007 08:09:37 AM
I looked in Kovels Dictionary of Marks but couldn't find it. Doesn't look like Denmark to me??
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on September 12, 2007 08:14:47 AM
That was the book I was going to next. The book I used is a very old mark book and only goes to the early 1900's. Maybe you can check it online?
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carolinetyler
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posted on September 17, 2007 08:19:59 AM
It looks like a fake - or as they say in auction catalogs - a spurious Dresden mark for Ernst Bohne - a Dresden maker - here's a link for it that has some good photos of Dresden marks (sorry, forgot how to post a link) http://www.porcelainsite.com/porcelain/marks/
It has great decoration, I usually get anywhere from $30 - $80 for these on Ebay.
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 Caroline
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pmelcher
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posted on September 17, 2007 02:37:52 PM
Thank you!
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