Description

Museum of the Mountain Man Coffee Mugs

There are three styles available and are 11 oz.

Mug #1 is white with the Museum of the Mountain Man Logo in a dark brown.

Mug #2 is white and yellow with the Museum of the Mountain Man logo in black. Picture is wrapped around the mug and the logo appears on both sides.

Mug #3 is white and blue with Mountain Men looking towards the mountains. Two Mountain Men are wearing the colors of tan and brown. They appear on one side of the mug and the picture wraps around the mug showing the mountains. Museum of the Mountain Man and logo are on the side opposite of the Mountain Men.

Logo Meaning:
The circular Beaver Plew represents the treasure that attracted the mountain men to the wilderness. After skinning the beaver, the pelt was stretched on a willow frame to cure prior to shipping.

The trap was the mountain man’s principal tool. He generally carried 6 of them weighing 5-6 ponds each.

The emigrant grave marker and the spur represent some of the same forces that eventually spelled the end of the fur trade era — the beginning of the westward migration and the coming of the ranchers that eventually tamed the wilderness.

The arrow symbolizes the close connection between the native tribes of the Rocky Mountains and the mountain men — both as allies and enemies.

The mountain man’s rifle was used for hunting game as well as for protection. Flintlock and percussion style were used with Henry or Hawken rifles being common.