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I am more interested in where to get a blank mug in that shape/dimensions. Any ideas?
I am more interested in where to get a blank mug in that shape/dimensions. Any ideas?
I have not found anything else quite like it. It's big advantage is being short but somewhat wider at the top. Many of the older mugs were taller and had a narrower mouth making it clank a lot while lathering as the brush hits the side of the mug.
I have occasionally run into soup mugs at thrift shops that are stubby but even larger in diameter. I grab every one I find if it is free of markings labeling it as a soup mug. I have three such white mugs, a mostly white but speckled one, and a red one. Some of these soup mugs have double handles. I have a deep blue one that is really too large but is a wonderful lather bowl. At one time Classic Shaving had white mugs that are squatty and somewhat larger but a reasonable size. I have not looked lately but they may still have them.
One of the closest to the Old Spice mugs I found was at a thrift store. It flared more at the top. It is white with blue markings. I think it was a Ptaf or something like that. I gave it away to someone that I had given a blue handled shaving brush too a few months earlier and he likes how well they look together. You might find one (with the same markings) on ebay.
Not quite what you are looking for, but what may be my favorite mug these days is from Fendrihan, a Canadian purveyor of shaving goods and available on Amazon. It is an apothecary style with a knob for a handle, short and squatty, with a nicely flared mouth. To me it is the perfect size and shape for brushes up to 26 mm. I do like a wider mug for my 28 mm and 30 mm brushes.
Anyway, I hope this may be helpful.