Souvenir Piece Hazel Atlas Glass Mug from Niagra Falls, New York with Bottoms Up! Nifty and fun antique souvenir item, mug from Niagra Falls that could have come from either the U.S. side (American Falls, New York State side) or Canadian side (Horseshoe Falls) since both are depicted on one side of the mug with the embossed words, "Souvenir of Niagra Falls". What makes this particularly fun and humorous is the graphic embossed on the other side of the mug...a cartoon character type or comic sketch type guy who apparently was going over one of the falls at Niagra Falls in a barrel and must have "popped out" or been thrown out of the barrel as that is how he is shown with the words underneath, "Bottoms Up!". This vintage piece is a glass mug in the white type used during the 1920s-1950s period and was made by Hazel Atlas Glass Company as it has their raised "HA" on the underside base. We don't know exactly when this old piece would have been made.

The mug uses a standard bright red for the waterfalls graphic on each side, along with the barrel and man, with a nice royal blue type coloring for the words on both sides. The mug is a basic small rounded shape with straight sides, having a rectangular handle that slopes upward slightly. The piece sits 3 inches in height, with a top round diameter of 2 3/4 inches, and a greatest width to the outside of the handle of about 3 3/4 inches. We have provided 5 images including a close-up of the "HA" manufacturer marking which looks dark due to how we had to shoot it in order to have it be readable (as you can see in the image of the bottom of the mug it is not dark in reality). Please note that the white "hot spots" are lighting reflections from the camera on the glossy surface, and that this lighting "blands out" the piece a bit, making the reds and blues appear fainter than they are in person...the coloring looks rich, dark, and more attractive in person than in the images. Given that this mug weighs 8 ounces unpacked and to provide proper protection enroute, this item will ship in the U.S. via U.S.P.S. Priority Mail.

This mug is in wonderful shape with no chips, cracks or crazing. The embossed colored areas are strongly there, with just a little bit of wear to the right outstretched wrist/arm on the man, and one tiny oval spot on one of the falls areas which either was incompletely embossed in manufacture (which is what it looks like to us) or is a spot worn away. There are some tiny surface scratches and one small scratched spot on the white area of the mug but nothing bad. There are in-manufacture straw lines, dots, etc. in the glass. There is other light wear/age wear on the piece but nothing to worry about here at all...a terrific piece.

A neat piece to add to a collection of souvenir pieces or memorabilia related to Niagra Falls, NY or Canada. Also a nice piece to add to any collection relating to waterfalls of any type or a general funny mug collection. Would make a great gift for anyone with a sense of humor or someone who collects historical pieces relative to Niagra Falls and going over the falls in a barrel, which some people have done. Please note that we are also concurrently listing another unmarked Niagra Falls souvenir piece, an old creamer made in Germany; please see our listings under Souvenir China. We would be pleased to combine shipping to save you on postage costs.