Click Here to Continue Viewing Current Query Results or Home to Start a New Query. Description: SM-174. Ceramic combination type shaving mug. Circa 1867. 1cm red band all around top,with a thinner gold band below it. Also, a similar thin gold band around the bottom. Soap compartment installed, with a strait divider. No drain holes. Mold seams evide Manufacturer: Unknown Type: Home-Combination Country: Unknown Patent: 1867, as shown. Comment: This is a benchmark mug. It is the first example of a COMBINATION type shaving mug registered under patent, that is known. It is not a beautiful mug, but its value can be appreciated by most collectors. Source: Les Oliver Editors: