CHRISTMAS TREE - Wondermugs

 

This week's mug is a wonderful post Christmas find!  The mug is from Wondermugs, who create some of the best magic mugs around.  This mug features a pine tree on both sides of the mug above a banner with the words "Merry Christmas."  The tree is full of dark pine cones.  

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the pine cones clear to reveal Christmas Tree lights!  This is a great used find, and the magic ink still works great! 

DESIGN:  2 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail - Holiday

HARRY POTTER - MARAUDER'S MAP #3

This week's mug is another from the Harry Potter Book/Movie series.  Above you can see the mug shows fully dark and obscurred, even the handles.  (Though, the handles appear worn with use.) 

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the entire thing clears to reveal the Marauder's Map in a double full wrap around design.  On the right side, it shows the map with the overlay of words 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good' and on the left side of the mug more of the map is seen with the overlay of the words "Mischief Managed." 

The mug is used, and wear is evident on the handles as well as inside the mug, but a good addition overall. 

DESIGN:  3 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional

Star Wars Rogue One - Death Trooper

This week's mug is a happy find in one of our local Thrift Stores.  This is from the Star Wars feature "Rogue One" and features the newest villain, The Death Trooper.  The mug design shows the  Death Trooper in 3/4 on the right side of the mug, and on the left up close.

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the entire mug clears to reveal information about the Death Trooper.  On the right side of the mug are front and back views and on the left is the up close view, but all in green on white. Views are labeled and the front view includes the identification of the "Polarizing Filter, exhaust Filters, Vocoder Speakers and Induction Filters."  All this is above the identification of the Empire Elite Forces. 

Beside the mug's handle is the additional information that it is from Rogue One of Star Wars.  

Sadly, the mug has been abused, but the color change is still very good. Not only that, the mug features a full 3 color change as it is from the newer style of magic mugs.  

DESIGN:  3+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: Full Color
TYPE: Promotional
 

Harry Potter Marauder's Map #2

This week's mug is a great Thrift Store Find.  It is related to the first Harry Potter Mug I have (To see that mug, click here!) Both mugs are taken from the Harry Potter books/movies and highlight the 'Marauder's Map' which is a magical map introduced in the book "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban." Not only did it show every classroom, every hallway, and every corner of the castle, but it also showed every inch of the grounds, as well as all the secret passages that were hidden within its walls and the location of every person on the grounds, portrayed by a dot.

When cold, the mug appears an all over blood red color, and on the right side of the mug is a stylized portrayal of Hogwarts School of  Witchcraft and Wizardry. 

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the entire surface clears (even behind the mug handle!) to show footprints and labels in map styles all over the mug.  Above and in the drawing of Hogwarts the names of those students who invented the map appear using their nicknames. "Mssrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot & Prongs are proud to present" and inside the school grounds appears "The Marauder's Map." 

color change even behind the handle! 

The mug is well used and some areas of the 'color change overlay' are torn off, but this is still a good addition to my collection.  The color change is still good, though with a strong light, the footprints and map area can be seen - most likely used in a microwave.  

DESIGN:  3+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional

Star Trek - The Next Generation

This week's mug is a wonderful thrift store find!  It is celebrating the TV show (US) Star Trek - the Next Generation (1987-1994)  On the right side of the mug is the Logo for the show, floating among the stars.  On the left side of the mug is the starship Enterprise as seen in the show.  

When hot liquid is added to the mug, on the right, the star field clears to reveal the Borg Logo, as first seen in Season 6, Episode 26, Descent Part 1.  On the leftside of the mug a space above the Enterprise clears to reveal a Borg Cube.  

This mug is in great condition, and is quite rare as TNG mugs go. 

DESIGN:  2 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional/Retail

Teltech - The Knowledge to Compete

This week's mug is a true find!  I came across it while out browsing thrift stores.  On the left side of the mug is the company name, TELTECH.  (My research finds it to be Native American Women owned!) along with the phone number and "...the knowledge to compete

On the right side of the mug is a chaotic scene of a man trying to get work done on time, but is having trouble as his priorities and deadlines are getting away from him, and his desk shows more problems than solutions.  His laptop is sleeping on the job, the clock shows LATER and LATER in red and tells him 'No Lunch' and 'No Dinner'. The pressure of his day is making him red in the face. 

When hot liquid is added, the chaotic scene disappears.  The missing priorities and deadlines are gone, as is the time issue.  The clock now says everything is On Time and Under Budget. The man is now whistling while he works! 

What makes this such a find, is that the color change is TWO COLOR!  The brown areas and red all turn clear to reveal the solution being TelTech.  These mugs were, most likely given to customers as a way to emphasize their affect on the customer's business.  

The Company was founded in 1999 so these mugs are from around that time or early 2000s.  The mug is in almost new condition. 

DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 2 Color
TYPE: Promotional

Great Gays - Out of the Closet

This week's mug is another great gift!  The mug has fourteen dark closet doors of various sizes and design, each with a pop of color from  such things as flowers, symbols or words.  

When hot liquid is poured into the mug, the closets clear to reveal fourteen great Out and Proud Gays of history.  Willa Cather, Michelangelo, Walt Whitman, James Baldwin, Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, Freddie Mercury, Oscar Wilde, Sappho, Alan Turing, Audre Lorde, Andy Warhol, Michel Foucault, Yukio Mishima, and Gertrude Stein.  

The mug is brand new, of course, and comes with its own full color box.  

The mug is produced by a company named "The Unemployed Philosopher's Guild" and what I really love about their magic mugs is the phrase on the bottom of the mug which states: For Best Results, Use Other Side."

DESIGN:  3 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail