Pass mugs or cups were made so that people could more easily share their beverage with others by passing it along with each person grasping it by one of the handles and handing it to another. Considering the weight of some of these mugs along with the additional weight of the contents, this was clearly a practical solution to the strong possibility of dropping the mug when attempting to pass it to another person and spilling the contents which very likely would have been beer. This pass mug weighs 2 pounds 7 ounces. Pass mugs were made and used for centuries. We estimate this pass mug to have been made in the 19th century in Russia.

Of course pass mugs can be collected for their own attributes of long history and interesting character but mugs such as this one could also be collected and displayed for its almost brutalist sculptural qualities in a modern setting. We would recommend that the next owner preserve the current patina of the surface and leave it unpolished.

These mugs were made with two, three or more handles and were made in a variety of materials. In the case of this mug it has two handles and is made of copper. It is lined with another metal, perhaps tin.

This pass mug measures 5 7/8 inches in height, 4 13/16 inches in diameter across the bottom and 5 1/8 inches in diameter across the top (measured to the outside of the rolled edge). There is one point of soldering in the top edge in the middle between the handles at the point above where the dovetail seam shows in the side where the metal is joined in the making of the mug.

The sides and handles of this pass mug have great patina from age. We are offering this pass mug for its collectible and decorative purposes and suggest that it not be used for a beverage to drink.

This pass mug has a previous owner collector's hand written information sticker still taped to the bottom. We are leaving the sticker on there as part of its history of previous ownership.

Please examine the photos closely & purchase based on your own judgement as to condition & value.

This item is inventory #10497.

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