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San Diego California Vintage Retro Ceramic Mug - Black Logo

San Diego California Vintage Retro Ceramic Mug - Black Logo

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The San Diego mug, for the town that is where California began. Glossy ceramic with the San Diego vintage retro logo on both sides in black, in 11 oz and 15 oz.

The mug is the desk piece: it says where you are from before you have had the coffee to say it yourself. Dishwasher and microwave safe, so it goes into daily rotation, and at the price of a couple of lattes it is the San Diego gift for colleagues, teachers and hosts.

Glossy ceramic coffee mug with a comfortable C-handle and full-color printed design. Retro logo printed both sides. Durable everyday drinkware for home or office, available in 11 oz (0.33 l) and 15 oz (0.44 l) sizes. Lead- and BPA-free; microwave and dishwasher safe.

Cabrillo claimed the bay for Spain in 1542, and on July 16, 1769, Mission San Diego de Alcalá and the Presidio were founded, the first of the twenty-one missions and the first European settlement on the West Coast of the present United States. The American city incorporated in 1850 and Alonzo Horton laid out the modern downtown in 1867.

The 1915 Panama-California Exposition built Balboa Park’s Spanish Colonial Revival core, 1,200 acres and the largest urban cultural park in the nation; the Hotel del Coronado has stood on the Silver Strand since 1888, and the Navy fills one of the great natural harbors. Seventy degrees year-round on a bay that has been America’s harbor since 1769 is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — SAN DIEGO CA CERAMIC MUG

Town: San Diego, California

Founded: July 16, 1769; city 1850

Known for: Birthplace of California (1769); Balboa Park; the Hotel del Coronado (1888); San Diego Bay and the Navy

Art: San Diego vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Glossy ceramic mug, C-handle

Sizes: 11 oz (0.33 l) and 15 oz (0.44 l)

Print: Full-color retro logo both sides

Safe: Lead- and BPA-free; microwave and dishwasher safe

Made to order in the USA


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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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European San Diego dates to the summer of 1769, when Spanish expeditions established the Presidio of San Diego and Mission San Diego de Alcalá — the first of the twenty-one California missions and the first European settlement on the West Coast of the present-day United States. It is the event that earned the city its enduring nickname, the 'Birthplace of California.' The mission era is also a difficult history: in 1775 the Kumeyaay rose against the mission in an act of resistance against a system imposed on their land and their lives. San Diego holds both truths at once — the founding that opened California to the wider world, and the people whose home it already was.

The Kumeyaay (Tipai-Ipai) people lived on San Diego Bay and its mesas for thousands of years before European contact, and remain part of the region today.

Why People Visit San Diego

San Diego rewards visitors with a rare mix: deep early-California history, a working Navy harbor, great parks, and miles of Pacific coast under a famously mild sky. People come for Balboa Park and the bay, the beaches and Point Loma sunsets, and the story of the city where California began — historic, easygoing, unmistakably Californian.

San Diego California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the California bear and star and 1850