Post #67085 by boutiki on Wed, Dec 31, 2003 8:53 AM

does that toothpick holder have a handle in back? I was under the impression that all of the small and mid-sized Westwoods had handles on the sides, but only the larger mugs had handles in the back.

Dr.Z,
The tiny Westwoods came both with a handle and without. Usually you see the version without handles used as toothpick holders like the pic Cool Manchu posted.

I was talking with Fatuhiva during my recent visit about the whole Westwood line and while I tend to credit most of the mugs in their style to Westwood, he thinks there were in fact knock-offs. The only problem I have is that the style and the quality of production (kinda' cheap) is so distinctive I have a hard time accepting the idea that they may have come from different manufacturers. Additionally, I have mugs that are trademark Westwood designs yet they have labels from other companies like "Artmark".

I'm inclined to believe that like some other manufacturers, they sold their wares to other distributors who put their stickers on them. But I could be very wrong. I'd love to hear from anyone who might have more insight.

–Duke

[ Edited by: boutiki on 2003-12-31 08:54 ]