Christmas and Santa Claus

This week's mug will finish our holiday season this year and on Christmas Day, too!  The design shows a snowy, winter's scene of snow covered houses beneath a night time sky fully circling the mug.  Two dark clouds can be seen on the right and left sides of the mug. 

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the clouds clear to reveal the words Merry Christmas in red on the right side of the mug, and Santa Claus in his sleigh on the left side of the mug. 

Color change is quick and the mug is in great condition.


DESIGN:  Full, 2 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail Purchase

Denny's Christmas Houses

This week's mug is again from Denny's Restaurants.  This features the matching 'frame' of "Denny's" in blue and red, framing a night time winter scene of houses and a cloudy sky above a set of three dark houses. 

When hot liquid is added, the clouds and houses clear to reveal a new holiday scene. The clouds reveal 5 white doves and the word PEACE in red.  The houses clear to reveal the homes decorated for the holidays.  

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

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

Denny's Christmas Bear

We're in the middle of a Christmas Mug Month!  4 weeks of Christmas Magic Mugs, each from Denny's Restaurants.  This mug shows a teddy bear with gift tag in front of a large 'wrapped' box marked with stars.  

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the big gift clears to reveal toys: a boat, a ball, a top and a toy duck!  The color change is excellent and the mug is in great condition.


DESIGN:  1 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional Purchase

Denny's Christmas Duck

In the 1980's Denny's Restaurants created many magic mugs, including this one, which is from a set of 4.  The mug features a Duck wearing a jaunty Santa cap and floating on his way to the South Pole. Astride his back is a frog, also with a Santa cap and carrying a gift.  The water is a dark blue, and the entire thing is framed in alternating colorful DENNY'S.

 When hot liquid is added, the dark blue water clears to reveal that the Duck is standing on a turtle wearing a Santa cap and there are also a couple of fish, also wearing Santa caps!

This is a fun and beautiful mug!  Color change is very good, as the water  you see is a light blue behind the Thermochromatic ink.

DESIGN:  1 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional

World's Greatest

This week's mug is a Retail Purchase.  It is a full wrap around design of a cityscape drawing with a billboard appearing on the left hand side of the mug.  The billboard has the bright red letters "World's Greatest" above a red area presumably being painted by the worker in the lower right.

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the word LOVER appears in the Red Area.  The color change is good, though not complete, but still a great addition to the collection.

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

Prudential Westlake

This week's mug is from Westlake Pioneer back in 1982.  On the left side of the mug is a large blue area with the Prudential Logo in the upper center.  (I note that the ink on the mug is blue, and yet somehow the lights I took the pic with made it more purple.  Go figure...)  Beneath the blue area is the name Westlake Pioneer 1982.  

When hot liquid is added to the mug the entire blue area clears to reveal a drawing of a countryside with trees and clouds. 

I am unsure of the history of this mug and can find no connection to "Westlake Pioneer" and Prudential, so I can only guess that it is a merger announcement or an Office's Promotion.  Either way, the color change is good, and the mug is in great condition.

DESIGN:  1 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color

TYPE: Promotional

Nashville Employee Suggestion Program

This week's mug comes from Nashville (where I live) and is from the city government.  On the left side of the mug is the phrase "GOT AN IDEA?" above a light bulb.  Below the light bulb is the name of the program:

Metro Nashville Government

Employee Suggestion Program. 

When hot liquid is added, the bulb clears to reveal the letters "ESP" for Employee Suggestion Program. The program is part of the city code.  From the city code: "There is established an employee suggestion award program for employees and retired employees of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Under this program, cash or honorary awards may be made to employees of the metropolitan government and retired employees of the metropolitan government whose adopted suggestions will result in substantial savings or improvement in operations of the metropolitan government."  (Odd, no mention of the mug.) 


DESIGN:  1 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color

TYPE: Promotional