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Topic:	Collecting Space Mugs and Glasses

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>pokey</TD><TD>Are there any others out there that have the same mental illness, I mean 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. <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/biggrin.gif"> Just wondering how many others there are in the space collecting community.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>garymilgrom</TD><TD>(Stands up in front of group and raises hand)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 USSRC, or a vintage ascent/entry mug from mission control. And meals are tastier when served on a space-themed plate too!</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>ilbasso</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Gilbert</TD><TD>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. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Hart Sastrowardoyo</TD><TD>I have two items I picked up, although it's not my main interest. One is a mug with the ALT 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.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>saturn1b</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Gilbert</TD><TD>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. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>MarylandSpace</TD><TD>Count me in!I have NASA Wallops Island, NASM 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.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>sts205cdr</TD><TD>I've got a cupboard full of 'em. Can't seem to resist, either!</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>David Carey</TD><TD>Just one here. For those who might know what the protocol for mug presentations was at the time, is <A HREF="http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=2788&aid=23138&lid=6594793#1" TARGET=_blank>this</A> 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....</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>saturn1b</TD><TD>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?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Rusty B</TD><TD>I have several. The oldest is a pair of drinking glasses with Titan I missles on them.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Russ Still</TD><TD>I have a couple dozen that have worked their way onto my shelves over the years. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Tykeanaut</TD><TD>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.</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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