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"Lion Coffee" Promotional Ad Coffee Mug

"Lion Coffee" Promotional Ad Coffee Mug

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HistoryIsEverything.com offers two custom coffee mugs that feature one of America's oldest brands: Lion Coffee.

This is the one without all of the lion puns.

Lion Coffee was established in 1864 in the midwest but moved to Hawaii in 1979. Before the move to paradise, the company was one of the most prolific advertisers in newspapers large and small across the country. The ads all carried the familiar boast that "Lion Coffee is Composed of a Successful Combination of Mocha, Java, and Rio. It is Never Sold in Bulk. It is Roasted with the Greatest Care But not Ground."

The king of coffee advertisers for many years, Lion, promoted their product for decades by giving away "picture cards" which could be collected and traded like baseball cards and even would send out catalogs and run ads as the one featured on this mug, that listed goods that could be obtained by redeeming proof of purchases you would send in. The proof of purchase? The Lion's head from the package.

In the ad on this mug, you could see that 18 lion heads would get you a fancy gold ring, or you could get a ruby ring for only seven lion heads more. For a bit bit more, a pocketwatch could be had for 90 lion's heads or stepped up to the Knickerbocker pocketwatch for the big spenders who were willing to wait until they had collected 175 lion heads (that is A LOT of coffee).  A pair of lace handkerchiefs demanded 18 heads, and a children's book was available for the low price of only 10 Lion Coffee lion heads.

Sorry, we do NOT accept cut-out lion's heads as payment for this mug, but the real money you do spend for it is put to good use. The proceeds of this Lion Coffee newspaper ad mug go directly to supporting the efforts of libraries and other community organizations to unlock their local history and make it free to access by their community.

Features:

  • White ceramic
  • 11 oz 
  • Rounded corners
  • C-handle
  • All proceeds go to help support free access to local history.

If there is a specific archive to which you would like the funds from your purchase applied, please leave the name of the library or institution you'd like to support in the notes on order. We will make sure that the credit is applied to their account.

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The Proceeds Of Each Sale Go Directly To Supporting Free Online Access To Local History

Helping Communities Connect With Local History

The proceeds of every purchase go directly support the efforts of libraries and other community organizations to unlock their local history and make it free to access by their community. Buying a single mug can help a community digitize as many as 50 to 75 pages of historical content and allow Advantage Archives to provide free and easy access to that content in a Community History Archive so that it is available to anyone, from anywhere, at any time, at no cost, ever.

Unlocking YOUR Community's Past

If there is a specific archive to which you would like the funds from your purchase applied, please leave the name of the library or institution you'd like to support in the notes on order. We will make sure that the credit is applied to their account.

If you would like to see more of YOUR local history online, please get in touch with your local library, newspaper publisher, genealogical society, historical society, or educational institution, and encourage them to learn more about creating a Community History Archive or have them contact Advantage Archives at (855) 303-2727.

It's All About Partnerships

We believe strongly in building lasting partnerships, which is why we enter into them with the intent of shouldering our fair share by taking the burden off of the community for the ongoing costs associated with storage, hosting, development, and maintenance of their Community’s History Archive. We are proud to be an active participant in the community’s efforts to make their collective history more accessible.

What Is A Community History Archive?

The Community History Archives are maintained for free by Advantage. They do not require a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or any other ongoing costs or expenses to the institution or community members. To learn more about Advantage Archives or the Community History Archive platform, visit AdvantageArchives.com

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