Historical Items Mugs

Antiques.

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty HMS Pinafore

"There's more inside."

'This is a wind-up, isn't it?'

Pre-Television Man Caves

Ye Old Cafe: No Coffee Today - Sore Arm!

'Who are you kidding? This is a wind-up isn't it!'

"There's lots of things in my life I absolutely needed to put in, and now there's lots of things in my life I absolutely need to get out."

"It's running five minutes fast."

The Dandy

"Haven't you a small one that would fit into a soldier's pack?"

'Oh I don't mind you turning over my cups to look at the mark. But next time, please finish your tea.'

News of the Day - Savings Bank.

"My, it feels good to sit down."

"I just don't know what we'd have done without our subscription these past 25 years."

'It's called a 'hat' -- you tip it to women instead of hitting them over the head with a club.'

"I wonder what this was for."

"Did you hear? It turns out old power cords are really valuable! Good things Dad kept them!"

Pre-Bay

Dog stares into gramophone player. Young kid says: 'I'm guessing it's some kind of dog-food dispenser.'

Mangle

1880 Presidential Election - Columbia Consoles General Hancock after Election Defeat

'It's like listening to the 1950s. You can hear the dentures whistling.'

'And here's the crown jewel of the collection. It's an '86, totally organic, and the UK Bag Manufacturers' Association rates it a 99.'

"In my day, we had grand pianos randomly fall from the sky!"

Pawnshop: Genuine Fake Watches.

A girl with a trolley full of antiques.

The Wonder Of It All

"If you get that vase, I get this bearded lamp."

Have you seen this toaster?

Benefactor of children

"I just love these genuine old tapestries on the walls, with their medieval calm. Oh, my—is that a Roycroft lamp?!"

Dip Pen and Grindstone

Duke of Wellington