C10 Arsenic Mug

These are a fun set of mugs bottles and containers for the kitchen. I have my doubts if a factory could produce these now, some official would have a fit. They are fun and an early example of Briglin Pottery. I will not take credit but someone wrote this on eBay which describes it so well:

"One of the infamous, “Name Your Poison” range of mugs created in the early sixties – so consistent with the pop culture of the day. Six mugs named, Arsenic, Cocaine, Cyanide, Heroin, Morphine and Strychnine. Later the idea was taken up and reproduced in thousands by Staffordshire potteries and Hornsea but Briglin were the originators."

I have not confirmed this list but I have no reason to doubt it. They come in different sizes and there are also storage jars and vials.

Height 150mm

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