Post #588059 by Unkle John on Fri, May 6, 2011 7:42 AM

I have three Trader Vic's coconut mugs like his in my collection. But the stamps are very distorted due to either the glaze running into the lettering or a hurried attempt to get the order filled and out the door. As you can see in these two pics, this is what the stamps on mine look like when you view them normally:

But the third pic I had to fandangle the lights and shut off the flash to get the best view of the stamp.

These are the same style of coconut mug that have the sloppy white glaze that simulates the white meat inside the nut. Here is a few shots of the top two mugs in the group:

On closer inspection of your pics, your mug looks as if it could have a similar, but obscenely faint hint of a "USA" on the bottom. But that could be a trick on the eye due to the glaze. I had always thought that there could be some out there that looked like these that other establishments may have used.

BTW love your picture presentation. Awesome job!