Weight of OMC Indented Fu Manchu Mugs - Collecting Tiki

U ukutiki Tiki Socialite Michigan Joined: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 295	U ukutiki Posted posted on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 3:57 PM I have have two almost identical OMC Indented Fu Manchu Mugs. One weighs 8 ounces. The other is heavier, about 11-12 ounces. Would anyone know if the heavier one would be older or vice versa?
UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2465	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 12:01 PM Got a couple of pictures of the mugs?
U ukutiki Tiki Socialite Michigan Joined: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 295	U ukutiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 5:43 PM UT, Here are couple of pics of the OMC Indented Fu Manchus. The heavier one is on the left.
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 6:29 PM On 2009-09-27 15:57, ukutiki wrote: One weighs 8 ounces. The other is heavier, about 11-12 ounces. Would anyone know if the heavier one would be older or vice versa? All that the different weights will tell you is how long the slip sat in the mold to let the clay solidify before the finished mug was taken out of it. When you slip cast molds for ceramic mugs, the longer you let the slip(or liquid clay) sit in the mold, the thicker and heavier the resulting mug will be. For instance, the 8 oz one could have sat for 20 minutes in the mold before they poured out the slip, while the 12 oz would have probably stayed in the mold for 30 minutes.(all times are approximate) Hope this helps. Buzzy Out!
U ukutiki Tiki Socialite Michigan Joined: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 295	U ukutiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 7:03 PM Buzzy, Thanks for the info.

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ukutiki Posted posted on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 3:57 PM

I have have two almost identical OMC Indented Fu Manchu Mugs. One weighs 8 ounces. The other is heavier, about 11-12 ounces. Would anyone know if the heavier one would be older or vice versa?

UT

uncle trav Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 12:01 PM

Got a couple of pictures of the mugs?

U

ukutiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 5:43 PM

UT, Here are couple of pics of the OMC Indented Fu Manchus. The heavier one is on the left.

BPB

Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 6:29 PM

On 2009-09-27 15:57, ukutiki wrote:
One weighs 8 ounces. The other is heavier, about 11-12 ounces. Would anyone know if the heavier one would be older or vice versa?

All that the different weights will tell you is how long the slip sat in the mold to let the clay solidify before the finished mug was taken out of it.

When you slip cast molds for ceramic mugs, the longer you let the slip(or liquid clay) sit in the mold, the thicker and heavier the resulting mug will be. For instance, the 8 oz one could have sat for 20 minutes in the mold before they poured out the slip, while the 12 oz would have probably stayed in the mold for 30 minutes.(all times are approximate)

Hope this helps.

Buzzy Out!

U

ukutiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 7:03 PM

Buzzy, Thanks for the info.