About Mugworks Mugs

The Sandhurst is a Porcelain China mug which is also Rhino Coated. It has a capacity of 280ml, a weight of approx 266 grams.  It's height is about 102mm and a diameter of 70mm / circumference 220mm of which we can print on around 185mm x 90mm height (although we can print a full sleeve top to bottom, best results are obtained by not taking designs to the top and bottom edge).

Our picture shows the contrast in size between the standard mug (left) and the Sandhurst Porcelain Mug which is 10cm taller, but with a smaller circumference by 2cm.

It is very much a general purpose mug and is certainly robust - but adds that touch of class that comes with a china product.  Many say it is really nice to drink tea from. 

Confusingly our supplier calls this mug a "Windsor Rhino Coated", so that's what you will see printed on the side of the box when it is delivered! However, we've always known this shape as a Sandhurst, so will continue to market it as such.  Which leads us on to ....

The top of our range, the Windsor Bone China is a delicate product - and a little expensive compared to the standard mugs.

This style of mugs isn't only for churches - but they do seem to be a favoured style.

With a capacity of around 300ml, it has a slight taper towards the bottom and a "lip" at the top of the Mug. The print area is roughly the same as the Sandhurst except that we definitely can't go top to bottom in a "full sleeve" style. Indeed the style of the mug lends itself to a more subtle design.  We will normally print either side at a time, rather than all in one - and to a certain extent the price reflects the extra time required to print the mug.  

Once again, great for tea drinking and marvellous for a presentation mug.

While we can't get a supply at the moment (as of April 2012) we can also offer the Bone China mug with a Gold rim.  While this can look very nice, the drawback is that it can't go in the microwave as it has metallic content. When we have stock we will always offer this option to the customer.

The one drawback on this mug is the packaging. It's awful !!!!  (... we do say we'll always be honest with our customers)   BUT .... we re-use the boxes the mugs arrive from Germany in, which originate in China and come via India.  We agree that they look scruffy but are assured that the soft rough cardboard used has the best impact resistance for these very delicate mugs. We re-pack tightly to try to avoid any breakages in transit but have to say we are never really happy with the presentation of the packaging. 

It is ironic that our most expensive product has the least best presentation.