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"Mr. Fables Family Restaurants" Travel Mug, 1982

 Item — Box: CFC Tableware Box 9
Identifier: CFC2022.0092.1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.

From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.

This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.

Dates

  • 1982

Extent

4 1/2" Linear Feet : "Mr. Fables Family Restaurants" travel mug. Grand Rapids, MI. Whirley Industries. Suitable for dashboard use. ; 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

There is a sticky adhesive patch on the separate red bottom-piece to hold it onto the dashboard of a car or truck, and then one can slide the mug into this holder. The seller emphasizes that "This is an extremely collectible Mr Fables travel mug, and probably quite rare in its unused condition." See also the sets of gift certificates from Mr. Fables restaurants.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$16 from anythingeverythingandmo through Ebay, Oct., '22.

  • Printed Fables Webpage

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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