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A Private Collection of Occupational Shaving Mugs
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A Private Collection of
Occupational Shaving Mugs
Catalog Auction #194
Closes Wednesday, July 29thth, 2026 @ 10:00 PM
Opens for bidding July 20th
1. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Capt. Wm. Babcock' and showing two men working on a sailboat that is partially inside a workmen's shed, 3 5/8"h, 'Felda China F&T Germany' is on the base. The mug has no damage and has a highly detailed decoration. Very rare subject matter. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 40.
Min. Bid $800 Est. $2,500 - 3,500
2. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'W.A. Dutchess' and shows the Caption in the wheelhouse of the 'B McG - Bell McGowan' a riverboat paddle wheeler. Two men are on the lower deck, 3 5/8"h, no base markings. The mug has no damage. Highly detailed decoration. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 37.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $1,200 - 1.400
3. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'A. V. S' and showing the riverboat day cruiser 'Daniel Drew', colorful springs of flowers are on each side, 3 1/4"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. The Daniel Drew was a Hudson River steamship. It was built in 1860 and made regular trips between New York and Albany. In 1863 she was sold to Alfred Van Santvoord for who this mug was made. In 1863 Van Santvoord owned several other boats and started the Hudson River Dayline Company making day trips with many stops along the river. The last trip was in 1971. In 1886 while laying at Kingston Point she caught fire and was totally destroyed. This is a very early mug, smaller in size then those that followed and with colorful sprigs of flowers, oftentimes seen on earlier mugs but not often seen on the later. Alfred Van Santvoord died in 1901. He is buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, New York.
Min. Bid $400 Est. $800 - 1,200.00
4. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Cole P. Royers' and shows Mr. Rogers flying a early 1900s' bi-wing airplane, 3 1/4"h, 'T & V Limoges France' is on the base. The mug has no damage. Always a desirable shaving mug.
Min. Bid $500 Est. $1,500 - 2,500
5. Occupational Photographic Shaving Mug, made for ‘A.R. Feider’ and showing a colored photograph of a locomotive, coal car and passenger car, 'Twentieths (barely legible) Century Limited, New York and Chicago' is on the passenger car, the number '604' in on both front of the locomotive and side of coal car. The letters 'L. S. & M. S. (Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad) are beneath the engineer’s window, 3 7/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. A very rare photograph mug! Ex. Bill Ham Collection. This mug is pictured on page 165 in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep. Ex. Bill Ham Collection.
Min. Bid $350 Est. $1,200 - 1,400
6. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'W.C Dietz' who drove his motorcycle '12695 M. in 497 H.', it pictures Mr. Dietz sitting on his motorcycle, 3 3/4"h, 'Plato' in gold is on the base. A flat 3/8" by 1/4" chip is on the inside edge of the base rim, otherwise in perfect condition. Obviously a one-of-a-kind mug. This mug is pictured on page 136 in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep.
Min. Bid $500 Est. $1,500 - 2,500
7. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Rosco A. Lambert' and showing three men pulling a fire ladder truck, a driver and helper at the back, ‘Allert Hook & Ladder Co' is on the side, 3 4/4"h, 'T & V Limoges France' is on the base. The mug has no damage. A large decoration that wraps two-thirds of the way around the mug. This mug is pictured on page 87 in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $800 - 1,400
8. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Salvatore Cascarella', and showing a large lunch wagon, 'Quick Lunch' is on the front, 'Pie, Coffee, Cake, Tea' is on a window, 3 3/4"h, 'Germany' is impressed on the base. The mug has no damage. A large wonderful finely detailed decoration. A very rare occupational mug worthy of a strong bid! Ex. Bill Ham Collection.
Min. Bid $1,200 Est. $1,800 - 2,500
9. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'D. Zappeffini' and showing a man working on a bottling line, 3 5/8"h, 'Fride China Germany' is on the base. The mug is perfect and has a full maroon color wrap. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 43.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $500 - 700
10. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Otto Jaeger' and showing a mid 1920s airplane, 3 5/8"h, 'Germany' on base. The mug has no damage. According to the Fighter Pilot 'Ace' List compiled by Al Bowers and David Lednicer, Otto Jaeger flew in the Austro-Hungarian air force during World War I (1914 - 1918). He was credited with shooting down seven enemy aircraft (five were required to attain 'ace' status). He apparently came to America after the war possibly to seek work as a pilot. Ex. Bill Ham Collection.
Min. Bid $1,500 Est. $2,500 - 3,500
11. Occupational Shaving Mug, made of 'K. P. Bates' / 'Painter' and showing Mr. Bates on a scaffolding painting the outside of a building while unknowingly spilling a bucker of paint on a man walking below, 3 7/8"h, 'D & Co' is on the base. The mug has no damage and has an exceptionally fine detailed decoration. A number of painter mugs exist, but not with a comical decoration like this one.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $475 - 550
12. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Jim Bradly' and showing Mr. Bradly doing chin ups, a black band just below the rim is probably an indication that he held a black belt in karate, 'Frida China, Germany' is on the base. A tiny sliver type chip 1/4" by 1/8" in size is off the inside edge of the base.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $600 - 800
13. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Henry Wessner' and showing a stable boy holding a horse. Two men, one possibly an owner are off to one side, 3 5/8h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 110.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 600
14. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'John M. Cowin' and showing a riverboat paddle wheeler with, 'Granite State'on the side, 3 1/2"h, 'K.T. & K. / S--V China S.B.J.' is on the base. The mug has no damage. Possibly the same 'Granite State' that sank in 1890s at the mouth of the Ohio river near Mound City, Illinois.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $800 - 1,200
15. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'R. M. Plappert.' and showing the inside of a barber shop, with two barbers, one shaving s customer while the other one is cutting hair, a mug rack with a number of shaving mugs and a mirror can also be seen. The mug is 3 5/8"h and has 'Leonard Vienna Austria' on the base. The mug has no damage and has a very colorful highly detailed and sizable decoration that wraps almost halfway around the mug. Nicer than most barber shop mugs.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 600
16. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J. M. Greer.', and showing a highly detailed store offering various watches, clocks and glass items. One salesman is about to show a woman customer a glass item he is taking from a showcase while another salesman waits at a showcase. A floor safe and clocks of a shelf are in the background. The mug is 3 1/2"h, has 'D. & Co' on the base. The mug has no damage and has a highly detailed decoration! The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 117.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $800 - 1,200
17. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Jas. McAndrew' and showing a railroad ticket agent in his ticket booth, above the booth is 'N.Y.C.& H.R. R.R.' below is 'Ticket Office', a clock, bench and door are in the background, the entire decoration is in an unusual gold frame, 3 7/8"h, unmarked base. The mug is perfect has a full mint green wrap. Mr. McAndrew’s was an agent for the New York City and Hudson River Railroad. The railroad was formed in 1869 by Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt through the consolidation of the New York Central Railroad and the Hudson River Railroad and remained such until 1914.
Min. Bid $350 Est. $600 - 800
18. Occupational Shaving Mug, a photograph presentation mug. ‘Presented by W.W. White / Wichita, Kansas', and has a picture of an early Steam Driven Tractor, 4"h, 'G.H Fralick Barber's Supplies, Wichita, Kansas' is on the base. The mug is essentially perfect, but a tiny in-making chip off the edge of the base rim is partially covered by the gold trim. One of two known, the other was in the collection of the late Jim Carpenter. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 202.
Min. Bid $400 Est. $1,200 - 1,800
19. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'S.B. Cass' and showing Mr. Cass working on a bottling line filling bottles, colorful springs of flowers are on each side, 4"h, unmarked base, The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $600 - 800
20. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'U. M. Wight' and showing a man riding a bicycle down a hill, with colorful trees and house, 3 5/8"h, '94412' and 'T & V France' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $400 Est. $600 - 800.00
21. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J.R. Williams' and showing a man cutting a roof slate, another man is preparing to stack finish slates. An outbuilding, tree and numerous finished slates are shown, 3 1/2"h, 'C.A. Smith, Barber Supplies, Philadelphia' is on the base. The mug has no damage. This is a large well detailed decoration that wraps halfway around the mug. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 181.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $1,500 - 2,500
22. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'John Walsh' and dated '1921', it shows a railroad steam shovel car removing dirt from the side of the tracks, 'MAR SS' is on the side of the shovel, 3 3/4"h, 'Germany' is on the base. The mug has no damage and has a full green wrap. The Marion Steam Shovel Company was founded in 1884 in Marion, Ohio. The Marion shovel was very popular and used by most railroads, it was also used in construction of the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam and the Holland Tunnel. The company was sold to Dresser Industries in 1977. Today the only surviving example (Model 91) is on display in the town of Le Roy, New York where it worked in the local limestone quarrys.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $700 - 1,000
23. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C.R. Kreider' and showing a wagon maker forming a wagon rim on an anvil, a partially finished wagon and forge are in the background, 3 7/8"h, 'P. Eeisenmann' and 'T & V Limoges France' are on the base. The mug has no damage. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 217.
Min. Bid $274 Est. $400 - 600
24. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'E.D. Walrath' and showing an auctioneer selling a pitcher, various other items are next to be auctioned, four potential bidders are in the front, 3 5/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. An extremely rare occupational mug.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $1,200 - 1,600
25. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'L.A. Faunce' a 'Jeweler Engraver' and showing Mr. Faunce fixing a watch with numerous pocket watches, a grandfather’s clock and several customers in the background. A highly detailed decoration and with the owner’s name in black script lettering. Very unusual. The mug has no damage. This mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 214.
Min. Bid $400 Est. $1,200 - 1,400
26. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C.J. Kille' and showing a 1905 Mahoning four-seat touring car, 3 1/2"h, 'T & V Limoges France' is on the base, it has a full green wrap and no damage. in 1903 the Youngstown Carriage & Wagon Company formed the Mahoning Motor Car Company. Between 1904 and 1905 they made about 90 automobiles, it had a top speed of 40 miles per hour. Thought to be the only surviving car is currently on display at the Tyler History Center in Youngstown, Ohio. You can't own the car, but you can own a mug that shows it!
Min. Bid $400 Est. $1,200 - 1,400
27. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Jacob U. Mantz' and showing two men shaking hands of a barrel, 'Working Men of All Countries Unite' is on the barrel, clusters of a type of grain are on both sides, 3 1/2"h, 'Iron Stone China / Warranted' is on the base. In 1848 (long before the time of this mug) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published the Communist Manifesto, the political slogan, 'Working Men of All Countries, Unite' was one of the rallying cries. The essence of the slogan is that members of the working classes throughout the world should cooperate to defeat capitalism and achieve victory in the class conflict. This slogan also appeared on 1919 Russian bank notes. This is an American blank mug, and it has no damage.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 600
28. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Benjamin Ritter' and showing two baseball players, a batter and a catcher, 3 5/8"h, 'Tripoli, B.S.Co.' and 'T & V Limoges France' are on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $500 - 700
29. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Wm. Mueller.' and showing two glass blowers, each forming a bottle, several finish bottles are on the floor, and the hot glass kiln is in the background, 3 3/4"h, 'Germany' is stamped on the base. The mug has no damage. A very large, detailed decoration and although we are offering several glass blower mugs in this auction, each with a different decoration, the subject matter is very hard to find.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $700 - 900
30. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Phil Cluse.' and showing a glass blower holding a blow pipe creating an object. The hot glass kiln is behind him. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $600 - 800
31. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Edward C. Thomas' and showing a glassblower
standing in front of a kiln, 3 1/2"h, 'T & V France' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $375 - 475
32. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Thos. Jack' and showing three men working in a glass house. One is holding a blowpipe, a colorful kiln is in the background, 3 5/8"h. A 1 1/2" glaze crack is on the base, a faint in-making glaze fissure is in the upper handle attachment, and a tiny chip is on the side of the rim above the handle. Sounds bad, but with the exception of the rim chip the other flaws were probably in the making.
Min. Bid $80 Est. $180 - 275
33. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'G.J. Staleg' and showing a glass blower making a large bottle, 3 1/2"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $275 - 375
34. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Geo. Krick' and showing a glassblower forming a bottle. A stand with several bottles and kiln are behind him, 3 5/8"h, 'G.B.S.Co.' and 'T & V Limoges France' are on the base. The mug is perfect and has a full blue wrap.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $400 - 700
35. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Clinton McClellan' and showing a horse drawn milk wagon with Mr. McClellan standing alongside it, 'Office 309 to 404, Liberty Ave, Brooklyn' and 'Borden's Condensed Milk Bottles Milk & Cream' is on the side, 3 3/4"h, '2014 13' is on the base. The mug has no damage. An exceptional highly detailed decoration. Gail Borden started the company in 1857. Its primary product was condensed milk. In 1899 the name was changed to 'Borden's Condensed Milk Company'.
Min. Bid $400 Est. $800 - 1,600
36. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Joe Fieb' and showing an early highly detailed 1900s' fire truck, 3 1/2"h,'G.B.S.Co.' in gold and 'T & V Limoges France' are on the base. A shallow 1/2" by 1/4" chip is off the base and a tiny 1/8" chip is off the outer edge of the rim.
Min. Bid $150 Est. $400 - 800
37. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J.B. Curran' and showing a mule drawn coal cart. A miner with a whip stands on the front, the cart is on railroad tracks and probably just came out of a mine, 4 3/4"h, 'Eugene Berninghaus Climax Cincinnati, Ohio' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 800
38. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Geo. H. Wren' and showing the 'Grant Iron Works' building in 'Mahanoy City Penn', a highly detailed decoration showing the iron works and several passing trains. The mug has no damage. The Grant Iron Works was built in Mahanoy City by Thomas Wren of Pottsville. In 1865 his son, George H. Wren, became the manager of the Grant Iron Works. In 1867 he formed a partnership with R.R. Lee and purchased his father's interest in the business. He died October 8th, 1921.
Min. Bid $350 Est. $700 - 900
39. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Y. Poillard' and showing 'Mr. Poillard’, (possibly a Chauffeur) driving a landau-type auto, 4"h, 'J & C Bavaria' is on the base. The mug has no damage and has a full deep blue wrap. A great automobile mug! This mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 15.
Min. Bid $350 Est. $700 - 900
40. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'A.M. Harter' who with his brother were founders of the 'Harter Bros' Lumber Mfr's' in 'Coburn Pa’. 'Oak Pine & Hemlock' is on a log end, 3 1/2"h, 'V & D Austria' is on the base. The mug has no damage. The Harter Brothers, William J. and Albert M., (who this mug was made for) ran a sawmill in Coburn, Pennsylvania until moving to West Virginia in 1903 where they operated a sawmill until 1911. Albert Harter died in 1935,
Min. Bid $400 Est. $800 - 1,200
41. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Frank W. Hoffman' and showing a stack of five crossed rifles. A military backpack in the center has '8 / N.G.B.' a canteen below that has a ‘U.S.' monogram, a tent encampment, trees and mountain range are in the background. 3 7/8"h, the base is unmarked. A 1/4" outer edge of lip chip is above the letter 'H'.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $375.00b - 475
42. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'T.N. Rosenfeld' who worked on the 'D & E R R ', (Delaware & Eastern Railroad), and shows a highly detailed front of a locomotive on tracks with telegraph poles on each side, 3 7/8"h, 'T & V Limoges, France' is on the base. The mug has no damage. Very different (and more attractive) from the usually seen locomotive mugs.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $450 - 550
43. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'G.W. Cordes' and showing two men operating a railroad hand car, 3 1/2"h, 'A. Kern B.S.Co. St. Louis' and 'Leonard Vienna Austria' in on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $375 - 475
44. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'David Adams' and showing several workers operating a machine to form pressed glass, a worker, table with a finished goblet are in the background, 3 1/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. This is an extremely rare nicely detailed occupational mug.
Min. Bid $500 Est. $1,200 - 1,800
45. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'A.A. Gifford' and showing a man pumping water into what appears to be a milk can with the word 'Short' on the side, a horse drawn 'Pure Milk' wagon stands nearby. 3 3/4"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. Does the can already have milk in it? And is he pumping water to fill up the can so it will be 'Short' of milk? He does have an obvious smirk on his face! This ones different!
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 600
46. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'August Wolfe' and shows Mr. Wolfe driving a motorcycle, 3 5/8"h, 'Royal China (crown) International' is on the base. This is an American blank mug that has no damage.
Min. Bid $500 Est. $1,400 - 1,800
47. Occupational/Fraternal Shaving Mug, made for 'Major C. D. Conkling' and showing Mr. Conking in his drum Major uniform. He was a member of the 'Junior Order of United American Mechanics', their emblem is above his hat. 3 5/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 600
48. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'P.J. Bussemann' and showing a highly detailed barber shop scene with two barbers waiting on customers while three others wait their turn, a mirror with bottles, etc. is in the background, 3 3/4"h, 'Limoges, WG & CO France' is on the base. The mug has no damage. Here's a nice one!
Min. Bid $350 Est. $700 - 900
49. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C. Van Buskirk' and showing a soldier with rifle standing in front of a tent, 4"h, 'R S M' is on the base. The mug has no damage. The mug is pictured in 'The Best of Shaving Mugs' by Keith Estep, page 182.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $700 - 1,000
50. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Edward Gioous' and showing a two-horse team pulling a 'Troy Steam Laundry' wagon, 3 1/4"h, 'C F H / G D M' is on the base. The mug has no damage. This is a large well detailed decoration that travels halfway around the mug. Ex. Maxine Cook Collection.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $375 - 500
51. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'David J. Lewis' and showing a two-horse team hitched to a hooded wagon with 'American Ice Company' on the side. A man (possibly Mr. Lewis) stands at the back, 3 1/2"h, 'T & V, Limoges, France' and 'Lang & Co ---- ' are on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $375 - 475
52. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J. Frank 1912', and showing a trolly car with 'New York R. R. Co.' on the side, 'Lexington Ave.' is on the front and side of the roof, a driver, conductor and numerous passengers are on the trolly, buildings are in the background, 3 5/8"h, unmarked base, it has a maroon wrap and is undamaged. In 1912 travel in Manhattan was dominated by surface trolleys and horse drawn wagons with streetcars operated by the New York Railways Company being the primary transit.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $375 - 475
53. Occupational/Photograph Shaving Mug, made for ‘C.C. Salmon’ and showing a photograph of a young boy, 3 7/8‚”h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage A reasonable number of personalized photograph shaving mugs exist most showing a picture of the owner. There may be others, but this could be one of only a very few with a picture of a young boy. This mug may have a sad story to be told as there is a possibility that the boy in the picture died at a young age and in remembrance his father had his picture put on the mug instead of his.
Min. Bid $300 Est. $700 - 900
54. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'August Poutie' and showing Mr. Poutie planning down a door, numerous tools and finished standing doors fill out the decoration. 3 5/8"h, 'G. Germany' is on the base. The mug has no damage and has an extremely fine highly detailed decoration. One of the best we've seen for this or any other decoration.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 600
55. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C.C. Mathews' and showing a fireman with fire hose putting water on a burning house, 3 3/4"h, 'Aug. Kern Barber Supply Co, St. Louis Mo,' is on the base. The mug has no damage. Looks like it was never used.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $375 - 475
56. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Jno White' and showing a barber shop scene with three barbers, each working on a customer, 3 1/2"h, 'T & V France' is on the base. The mug has no damage. A large very busy decoration that travels halfway around the mug.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 700
57. Occupational Shaving Mug, that shows a two-horse team pulling a 'Citizens Ice Company' wagon. A man, possibly the mugs owner, is weighing a block of ice, 3 1/2"h, 'T & V France' is on the base. A 1/4" chip is off the upper edge of the base below the decoration. A large decoration.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $350 - 450
58. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C. Srhmiof' and showing a sizable well detailed building, a man (probably the owner) is standing in the doorway, 4"h, 'Limoges, PHL, France' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $375 - 475
59. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Geo. J. Bryens', and showing Mr. Bryens holding a lantern while walking on a railroad track, 3 1/2"h, 'C.A. Smith Barber Supplies, Philadelphia' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 550
60. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for ‘W.A. Hail' and showing a man riding a competition bicycle down a hill, 3 1/2"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 700
61. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'M. C. Dahl' and showing a large studio camera, 3 5/8"h, 'R.H. Hegener, Barber Supplies, Minneapolis.' and 'J.P. L. France' are on the base. A faint in-making glaze fissure is in the curl of the upper handle attachment.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 600
62. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Samuel Reilly' and showing Mr. Reilly conducting, with a stand with music sheets in front, 3 3/4"h, 'J & C Bavaria' is on the base. The mug is perfect, it has a full magenta wrap that has some soap stain.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $450 - 550
63. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J.G. Glick' and showing a highly detained scene of a ‘Livery Stable'. A man on a horse and a horse draw buggy are in front, 3 7/8"h, 'Limoges, E.G.Co, France' is on the base. The mug has no damage. A number exist, but this is one of the nicer ones.
Min. Bid $180 Est. $375 - 475
64. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Walter Bowser' and showing a highly detained scene of a ‘Livery Stable'. A man on a horse and a horse draw buggy are in front, 3 7/8"h, 'Limoges, E.G.Co, France' and 'The World Our Field, Koken, St. Louis' are on the base. The mug has no damage and is almost identical to mug 63.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $375 - 475
65. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'A. C. Bidwell' and showing two paperhangers working in a room. One is pasting the back of the paper while the other is hanging a piece of it on the wall, sprigs of flowers are on both sides of the decoration, 3 1/2"h, 'Decorated by 'Koken / Barber Supply Co St. Louis, Mo / Congress Chair the Best in the World' is on the base. The mug has no damage. A number of these exist, but this has a finer detail than most.
Min. Bid $180 Est. $275 - 450
66. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Fred C. Doane' and showing a horse drawn laundry wagon, 'New Method Laundry' is on the side, 4"h, 'Germany' and 'Weichsel Co., Barber Supplies, Dallas, Tex.' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $400 - 700
67. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'A. Busch' and showing a mail clerk at a desk. A mail rack has 'Metropolitan L.J. Co.' across the top, the name 'N. Hoffman' (possibly the mugs decorator) is at the lower left corner of the decoration, 3 7/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. Ex. Bill Ham Collection.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 600
68. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J.D. Denlinger' and showing a wine salesman pouring a sample for a customer, wine kegs, bottles and a few happy customers are in the background, a black cat and spittoon are on the floor, 3 7/8"h, 'H & Co.' is on the base. The mug has no damage. A very attractive decoration.
Min. Bid $275 Est. $400 - 700
69. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'P.W. Serfoss' and showing a pipe fitter working on a steam boiler, numerous tools and a soldiering burner are around him, 3 1/2"h, 'Felda China, F&T, Germany' is on the base. Not your usual 'plumber' decorated mug. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $400 - 600
70. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'W.F. Huff' and showing a shoe salesman helping a customer put on a shoe. A number of shoe boxes and pull-out drawers can be seen, 3 7/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. Ex. Maxine Cook Collection. A fairly available occupation, but an exceptional nicely detailed example.
Min. Bid $250 Est. $375 - 475
71. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'John Barclay.' and showing Mr. Barclay, a blacksmith, working on an anvil inside his shop, various tools, water barrel and forge can be seen. The mug is 3 1/2"h, has 'V & D / Austria' on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $150 Est. $250 - 350
72. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'John J. Sonnenhitter' and showing two men working of a sizable metal press, 3 5/8"h, 'J. P. L. France' is on the base. A in-making fissure is on the inside loop of the upper handle attachment. A well detailed sizable decoration.
Min. Bid $120 Est. $275 - 375
73. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'W. Z. Baum.' and showing a man standing at a table while cutting cloth from a bolt. Several bolts of cloth are at one end. The mug is 4"h and has a pink wrap. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $150 Est. $275 - 375
74. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C.F. Ghruber' and showing a two-horse drawn delivery wagon, 3 5/8"h, 'T & V Limoges France' is on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $180 Est. $275 - 375
75. Masonic Order Mug, made for 'C. U. Schiffert' and showing various Masonic order emblems, 'FHC’ (monogram), 'I.O.O.F.' a tent, skull and crossbones, the 'Holy Bible' and 'F.L.T.' inside a three-link chain. 3 1/2"h, the mug has no damage. This is an American blank mug.
Min. Bid $150 Est. $275 - 450
76. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'C.J. Tipple' and shows Mr. Tipple hanging wallpaper, 3 1/2"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $200 Est. $375 - 475
77. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'Bruce---? Bank' and showing a man carrying a coiled hose and hand crank, 3 5/8"h, 'Casjr' in gold script is on the base. The mug has no damage, but for loss of gold trim the name is hard to make out. We are not sure what the man’s occupation was, but it could be an interesting one.
Min. Bid $180 Est. $250 - 350
78. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'R.B. Riley' and show a 'Pacific Express' railroad car, 3 7/8"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage, but a lot of the gold trim is missing.
Min. Bid $100 Est. $250 - 350
79. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J. K.' and showing a stone cutter working of a piece of marble, 3 3/4"h, unmarked base. The mug has no damage. Not much of a decoration, but it has nice detail.
Min. Bid $120 Est. $275 - 450
80. Occupational Shaving Mug, made for 'J.K. Stevenson' and showing an open touring car, 4 1/8"h, 'B.H.' (in gold) and'T & V Limoges France' are on the base. The mug has no damage.
Min. Bid $150 Est. $350.00 - 450
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