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I saw these in back of cupboard, so I looked closely at them, they say gorham EP on base and cups are ceramic or porcelain, I wonder who designed them and where they were sold. Maybe they are quite common, but I have not seen any like this. toracat
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Very cool! toracat...:-)
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Hi, toracat! The drinking vessels might be Lenox porcelain.
Thanks miKKo, I will research Lenox! take care toracat
You're most welcome, toracat! I've seen quite a number of these with Lenox inserts. Yours are a trifle unusual - PERHAPS - in that they seem to be taller than most of the ones I've seen. Very nice, indeed! Take care, miKKo
thanks miKKo