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"USP ALCATRAZ" PRISON INMATE CUP replica w/Label Stainless Steel, 2007

$ 4.75

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Theme: National Parks
  • Condition: Condition is good, has partial label on the bottom titled USP Alcatraz Inmate Cup. See photos.
  • Year: 2007
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    USP Alcatraz Inmate Cup, replica inmate cup, stainless steel.  Based on original artifacts in the Golden Gate National Recreation Museum Collection.
    From another website:
    "At United States Penitentiary Alcatraz (1934-1963), prisoners used tin cups in their cells and in the dining hall. The reason for the metal vessels was simple: ceramic or china cups could be broken and their shards turned into weapons. Large drinking cups were used for water, coffee, and juice, while shallow cups were used as shaving mugs in the convicts' cells. When morale got low in the cellhouse, inmates sometimes blew off steam by causing minor riots—hollering, cursing, and beating their cups against the metal bars of their cells."
    Condition:  Good used condition.  Partial label on bottom.