Denny's Christmas Scrooge

 

This is the last in this series of 4 Christmas Magic Mugs from Denny's Restaurant.  The mug also features the iconic Denny's logo on the right side of the mug.  

On the left side of the mug is a dark drawing of Ebeneezer Scrooge (from Dickens' A Christmas Carol) complete with grimace and his signature phrase "Bah, Humbug!" above him. 

When hot liquid is added, the entire dark area clears to show Ebeneezer happy, with a big smile and the phase "Happy Holidays" above him.  

The color change is great and is one of my favorite mugs in this series. 

DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail, promotional

Denny's Christmas Ornament

This is the third in the Denny's Christmas Mug collection.  On the right side of the mug is the iconic Denny's logo. 

On the left side of the mug is a christmas ornament with a frowning, sad face.  The entire ornament is a dull dark brown color.

 

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the entire dark ornament becomes translucent and the smiling face of Santa Claus appears.  

The color change is about average, but it's a great addition to the collection.  

DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE:promotional, retail

Denny's Til Dawn

In the 1980's and 1990's Denny's had several magic mugs for retail purchase as well as premiums.  Taking a break from Christmas mugs, here is Denny's "Til Dawn' mug, which was used to promote their 24 hour restaurants.   The right side of the mug shows the iconic Denny's mug and the stylized 'Til Dawn' logo used in the 24/7 campaign. 

On the left side of the mug is a dark oval with a tired face and sleepy eyes.   (The oval on this mug is not as dark as it should be due to UV, Microwave damage, or general use.)

When  hot liquid is added the tired sleepy face clears to show a happy, smiling face with rosy cheeks, ready to face the dawn.  Around the outside of the face are the words "Denny's  Til Dawn"

The color change is quick and near complete, even though the color is more transparent at the beginning which would indicate damage to the Thermochromatic Ink.  

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

Denny's Christmas - Snowman

This is the second in the Denny's restaurant Christmas Series.  On the right side of the mug is the iconic Denny's logo. 

On the left side, there is a colorful snowy scene with a snowman's sillhouette, complete with sticks for arms, pipe and stove pipe hat. 

 

When hot liquid is added, the snowman clears to show a puddle with the sticks, pipe and hat floating in it, along with the words "I would have preferred something cold."

The color change is great, and the mix of graphics is a great  use of the magic ink. 

DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail

Denny's Christmas - Reindeer

Denny's restaurants sold several magic mugs in the mid to late 1980s.  For the next 4 weeks, I'm going to list one of each of a set of 4 of these mugs.

On the right side of this mug is the iconic Denny's  Logo. 

 

 On the left side of the mug is a reindeer on a snowy field of blue.

When hot liquid is added, the reindeer's brown color clears to reveal green antlers, bright holiday lights around his neck and Rudolph's glowing red nose! The color change is quick and near complete.


DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE:Retail

F-117A Radar #2

This week's mug comes from the military once again.  This F-117A mug is similar to another F-117A mug  I posted just a few short weeks ago.  On the left side of the mug is a large dark area bordered by blue sky and white clouds. 

On the right side of the mug is a shadow of the plane on a drawing of a radar. 

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the large dark area clears to reveal the F-117A in flight.

And the shadow on the radar clears to show a radar screen with nothing on it.

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

US Space Shuttle

This is another of my favorite mugs. On the left side of the mug it shows the US Space Shuttle on it's launching pad against a blue sky.

On the right is the well known logo for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the launching pad and gantry disappear revealing the shuttle just lifting off, it's rockets bright and clouds of smoke erupting as it lifts off.

The color change is good, and the mug is in great condition.


DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE:Retail Purchase