From: bmbluegill@gateway.net
Location: WI
Date: 10/31/00
Time: 9:29:29 PM
Paul, Iv'e come upon a brown barrel mug that advertises the South Bend Bait Company. It has a boy holding his arms outstretched over his head with the motto "Fish and feel fit", under his chest it says South Bend Bait Company South Bend Ind.The mug is 4.75" high and would hold 12-16 oz. It's bottom marked MADE IN U.S.A. I have dozens of Red Wing barrel mugs Blatz, Old Heidelberg and plain ones, this mug has all the Red Wing traits from the rivets in the bands to the to the scribing in the slats and especially the handle it's a dead ringer when set side by side a known Red Wing mug. It's very easy to tell that it's an old mug also. Could you tell me anything about it? Thanks, Mike