Mug, Coffee

Roger Blough

One souvenir coffee mug which features the self unloader, MV Roger Blough, of the United States Steel Corporation. The mug is made of heavyweight white glazed china. It is cylindrical in shape with vertical sides, a rounded top edge, a flat bottom, and a plain rectangular handle on the side. On one side of the mug, a black and white, square image is printed which shows a starboard bow view of the ship near a harbor entrance. Black text beneath the image reads "Roger Blough." Black printed text on the opposite side of the mug reads "Roger Blough, United States Steel Corporation, Length 858' - Beam 105' - Depth 41 1/2', Tonnage 45,000 - Horsepower 13,600 - Built 1972," and "Copyright 1982 Wiersma & Associates." Raised text on the underside reads "Kiln Craft, Staffordshire, England."