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Up for sale is an antique Hires Root Beer ceramic soda fountain mug produced by Cauldon Ware in England. This classic turn-of-the-century advertising piece features the iconic Hires Boy mascot holding a foaming mug on the front, with red "Hires" lettering on the reverse. The underside features the official black Cauldon Ware crown backstamp. This piece is in good antique pre-owned condition showing light age-appropriate crazing and minor surface wear consistent with age and use. Please review all photos closely for exact cosmetic condition, glaze characteristics, and dimensions before purchasing. Did You Know? Introduced in the late 1880s, Charles Hires' "Hires Boy" mascot became one of the earliest and most recognizable corporate advertising characters in American soda history, helping propel Hires into the country's top-selling root beer brand of the early 20th century!