Latte Mug - No longer in production
Produced in the following colors – Cobalt Blue, Turquoise, Sunflower, Shamrock, Tangerine, Scarlet, Peacock, Lemongrass, Paprika, Marigold, Flamingo, Lapis, Poppy, Slate, Sage, Claret, Daffodil, Mulberry, Meadow, and Butterscotch.
It was NOT produced in the following colors – White, Black, Rose, Apricot, Yellow, Periwinkle Blue, Sea Mist Green, Lilac, Persimmon, Sapphire, Chartreuse, Pearl Gray, Juniper, Cinnabar, Plum, Heather, Evergreen, Ivory, Chocolate, Foundry, Twilight and all colors produced after Twilight.
- These were produced at The Hall China Company, which The Homer Laughlin China Company bought in 2010.
- This mug was exclusive to Kohl’s since it’s introduction but was also available at the HLC retail outlet stores.
- Due to the high demand for these mugs, HLC changed the way they were produced. The original, heavier mug is cast* (Version 1) with the handles. You can tell by the two dimples inside the mug.
The newer, lighter bodied mug is pressed** (Versions 2 and 3), and the handles are hand applied (hence no dimples). - The illustration to the right shows the dimples (left) and no dimples (right).
* Cast – to produce shapes by pouring fluid clay into molds.
** Pressed (ram pressed) – is a machine that is used to press clay into molded shapes.
- The illustration to the right, shows the difference between the upper and lower ring details of the three versions of the latte mug. Version 1 (left) shows the original ring details. Version 2 (center) the upper rings were changed as well as at the base. Version 3 (right) the upper ring details of the mug were changed back to Version 1’s design but kept the same base detail as Version 2.
- The backstamp changed to an incised backstamp when they redesigned version 2. Version 3 also has an incised backstamp.