What is a Mug?

Taravat Raouf
4 min readMay 11, 2022

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What is a mug and what is its use ?! To answer this question, can you imagine a world without hot drinks? Making a snowman in the winter without the promise of hot chocolate afterwards will not be fun. It will also be difficult to relax after a long day without a cup of tea.

It should be said that a good day starts with a cup of coffee, but a great day starts with coffee in a personal mug. کاربرد های ماگ چیست

Pour yourself a cup of coffee and join Pivo in this article to explore the uses of the mug and its history.

What is the difference between a cup and a mug?

If you also have a question about what is the difference between a cup and a glass and a mug, pay attention to the following explanation.

Cup: A cup is a small, round container. Usually has a handle. Where you drink hot drinks like tea and coffee. A cup often has a saucer on it.

Glass: A glass is a container made of glass. And used for cold drinks.

Mag: Mug is a large deep cup with straight sides and a handle used for hot drinks. Also, do not place the mag on a saucer.

The first muges on Earth

In the Neolithic period, people poured their drinks into wooden mugs or animal skulls! The wooden mug pictured here is found here in central central China. Animal wood and bones were human drink vessels until the advent of metalworking and the invention of the potter’s wheel in 3129 BC. After that, blacksmiths began to make cups of gold, silver, bronze or lead. Of course, it was almost impossible to drink liquids with these mugs, because when hot drinks were poured into them, the outside was very hot.
Wooden mag

What is the relationship between coffee discovery and the spread of mag?

In the 15th century, the coffee industry became a global trade. It all started on the Arabian Peninsula, and coffee quickly made its way around the world. Coffee houses also began to appear, and people had a quiet place other than home where they could socialize, listen to music, play games such as chess, and stay up to date.

For this reason, one of the reasons for the widespread use of mugs is the discovery of coffee. In the 15th century, the coffee trade flourished and more people began to drink it regularly. At the same time, ceramic mugs gave medieval people the opportunity to show off their art. They could use earthenware to create intricate new cups with elaborate patterns, such as the geometric earthenware cup shown here. In the new era, ceramic is the best material for making mugs because it can be painted in different colors, washed in the dishwasher and withstands hot temperatures.
Clay mugs

When did the Mags become popular?

Mag became very popular in 1945 when Victor Insulator introduced thick, non-slip white cups to the US Navy. These coffee mugs were designed with sturdy handles and were built to withstand rock voyages and epic battles when the ship was rocking.

Victor became famous for creating durable glasses that withstand harsh conditions. It did not take long for ordinary people to want a personal mag for themselves. In fact, the mugs became so popular that a magazine at the time, called The Diner, featured random photos of people sipping happily from their Victor glasses. Canteens across the United States also poured into these durable coffee mugs. All of this sparked the popularity of mug use.
US Navy Mug

Why do we love our personal mug ?!

You probably have a favorite mug and there are many reasons for it.The first is a psychological phenomenon known as the tendency of people to overestimate their assets. Just because the mug belongs to you, you feel a strong emotional pull towards your personal mug.

The second is that mug glasses can be associated with happy memories, especially if you bought one of them as a souvenir, on vacation. Or received a gift from someone you care about. Because every time you take a sip in your mug, you will remember a specific place, event or person.

What are the uses of Mug?

Finally, a custom mug can create all the good moods in you. Because you have to wake up every morning with what you love!

Mag is a practical device that is produced in different types today. You can prepare your desired mug based on your taste and needs. Also in this process, you should pay attention to the design, durability, ingredients of the mug and its price.

In addition to the use of drinking something inside the mug, it can be used in travel, room and house design, souvenirs and gifts, advertising a logo or personal business or a company and brand, and so on.

Also, by printing a moral message on the mug, we can subtly create a culture in that field. Like the mug design below, with a face mask printed on the front. This is a clever reference to the forced masks we all had to wear in public during the Corona epidemic.
Mug corona and mask design

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