Mug, Coffee
Object number2018.67.5
Date1980
MediumCeramic; Glaze
Credit LineGift of Karen L. Fritsche
DescriptionWhite ceramic coffee mug. Glossy white glaze overall. Wide cylindrical body with straight sides and inward tapering base with circular foot. Squared D-shaped handle. Front side has blue Quaker Man logo above blue commemorative text. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.25 x 4.5 x 3.563 in. (8.3 x 11.4 x 9.1 cm)InscriptionsFront side has blue text "QUAKER / OLD TIMERS '80".
Historical NotesQuaker Oats Old TImers mug, 1980. Part of a collection related to Joseph Vincent Fritsche, Jr.'s career with Quaker Oats. Joseph Vincent Fritsche, Jr., was born in Philadelphia in 1912. He met Louise Catherine Pfister when they were in the same sanitarium after they both contracted TB. They were married in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1939 after nine years of engagement. As a salesman for Quaker he was transferred to their Pittsburgh branch and covered the Western Pennsylvania territory and parts of West Virginia and Ohio. He was transferred to Connecticut and worked as a salesman in the Boston area before retiring from the company. Donor Karen L. Fritsche is Joseph and Louise's daughter.
Previous owner
Joseph Vincent Fritsche Jr.
(born 1912)
Related institution
Quaker Oats Company
(founded 1877)
Related person
Louise Catherine Pfister Fritsche
(born 1908)
Related person
William Penn
On View
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2001
1990-1996
2008
