Vintage 1991 GOP Elephant Coffee Mug Frankoma Pottery

Here is a 1991 GOP elephant mug made by Frankoma. It is cream colored or a very pale yellow with a white inside. It has no chips or cracks, or issues with the glaze.

1991 is stamped in raised numbers on one side and GOP is on the other. " Frankoma U.S. Pat. D215-868 " is stamped in raised letters on the bottom. This vintage Frankoma republican party elephant cup measures about 4 3/4" wide at it's widest, by about 2 7/8" by about 4" tall.

Frankoma Political mugs have been a mainstay of the Frankoma line since the late 1960s. The GOP Elephant mugs that are, the Donkey mugs didn't show up until 1975 a few years after the death of founder John Frank. Why? He was a staunch Republican and produced the first mugs in 1968 as a fundraiser for the Republican Party. 1969 saw the actual start of the series of GOP mugs.

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