What was it for?

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juantotree
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What was it for?

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Hi,

Not strictly a mystery object, as this is plainly a travelling/campaign mug on stand, that would have been used with a spirit burner to heat up something.
However what do people think its specific use was, could it simply be for heating and consuming a hot drink, heating water for use as a shaving mug or something else?

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Re: What was it for?

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Most likely for heating water for whatever was needed.
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Re: What was it for?

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Hi,
What ere the dimensions, I mean how much liquid, approximately ?
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Re: What was it for?

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Hi Martin,

Who was the maker?

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Re: What was it for?

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Hi,

The cup meaures approximately 7cms high with a diameter of 5cms and it holds 1/4 of a pint. The maker is Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1900.

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Re: What was it for?

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Hi,
That would be about 100 ml, too little for any drink.
It was probably used for sterilizing surgical instruments, e.g. syringes, lancets etc. when they were not disposable.
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Re: What was it for?

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It was patented by Horton & Allday on 6 April 1901 under the heading of shaving appliances.
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Thanks to Silverly's great research, here's the details:

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Re: What was it for?

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That's brilliant information, thanks to everyone for their input and especially to Silverly for the definitive answer.

Martin
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