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VRare c1896-1910 OHIO STATE REFORMATORY souvenir GERMANY CUP - MANSFIELD, OHIO
$ 41.59
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Over the past 38 years here in Mansfield, I've had a few of these ... but ... in the last 15 yearsTHEY have VANISHED
. The prison was supposed to open in
1896
and they did start taking in prisoners but the building was not actually finished until
1910
. This mug, with the Typical German Round ----
MADE IN GERMANY----
backstamp, certainly WAS used in both periods, going right with the correct age of this cup.
Fine German Hard Porcelain
with a
BOLD, FLAWLESS, NO WEAR to the FULL VIEW OF THE PRISON as a COLORFUL TRANSFER
...trimmed in GOLD no less and of course matching yellow gold handle.
I have NEVER SEEN ONE THIS PERFECT!
It might be fun to find the "issue" plan ...
SOLD or just GIVEN AS A SOUVENIR
of the Opening. In any case a pretty nice quality for whatever the reason. Right at
2 3/4"
Top to Bottom and the Top Diameter is
2 3/8"
(NOT including the handle.) This "solidifies" the actual Original high quality of the Building and Original Start of the Prison... that being the Rehabilitation of young "customers" 😁 .... that certainly took a turn for the ultimate terrible 1920-30's..... and the one incident sending 150 inmates to the basement! (10 inmates to a small single cell in the hole .. no water or food for one week!)
OH MY GOLLY .... and we complain about a little HOT weather and rain! I'M GUILTY!
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GREAT FIND
and Buyer to pay only .85 Shipping and I will have
A FAIR ASKING PRICE
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I LOVE MY JOB!