In many barber shops, a shelf often held spots for the personalized mugs of the regulars. These mugs usually had the customer’s name, as well as a hand-painted illustration of the man’s occupation. A barber shop had bragging rights if it had the most shaving mugs of any shop in town, or if the mugs were of influential figures in the community. These mugs are coveted today.
This mug is a rebus mug with the personalized name being a graphic of an apple. ‘J.J. Apple’. This mug is in excellent all original condition and is marked on the bottom, ‘M.R. France’, and it measures 4″ high and has a bottom diameter of 3 3/4″. Below the handle in gold script it reads, ‘Keep your promises’. This mug has detailed designs and coloring and you will not want to miss adding this shaving mug to your own personal collection.
