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UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2466	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Sun, May 10, 2015 4:23 AM On 2015-05-09 07:38, CongoPete wrote: Picked up a Trader Vic's Fog Cutter Speckled Mug Is there anyway to tell how old it actually is besides the 1963 date on the bottom ? The 1963 date is the date the mold was made. The mug was most likely made in a number of runs over the years. My thought is that the lack of detail in your mug may mean it is a late production as the molds tended to wear out with continued production. I think pining down an actual date beyond 1963 may be difficult. Nice find though.

On 2015-05-09 07:38, CongoPete wrote:
Picked up a Trader Vic's Fog Cutter Speckled Mug

Is there anyway to tell how old it actually is besides the 1963 date on the bottom ?

The 1963 date is the date the mold was made. The mug was most likely made in a number of runs over the years. My thought is that the lack of detail in your mug may mean it is a late production as the molds tended to wear out with continued production. I think pining down an actual date beyond 1963 may be difficult. Nice find though.

Post #742646 by uncle trav on Sun, May 10, 2015 4:23 AM