April 16, 2024
1898 Fortune Telling Tea Cup "Rare find"
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The Fortune Telling Tea Cup, manufactured in 1899 by the Fortuna Cup Co. of 49 Horatio Street, New York, New York, is the second-oldest fortune telling cup for which a patent was granted in the United States. "Patented Nov. 8, 1898" on the bottom of the cup in black.On September 28, 1898, John W. Hanley, a New York City designer of games and fortune telling goods, many of them based on astrological symbolism, applied for a Design Patent for this cup. The government duly granted him a patent for "A Cup or Similar Article" on November 8, 1898 (Design 29,617).( tea reading cup, fortune telling tea cup, witch cup, vintage tea reading, gypsy cup, antique witch cup, fortune telling, tea leaf reading )
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