Mark, from the English name mug, is most often seen in coffee shops. Later, some restaurants or beverage stores also used it to hold hot drinks. The shape of the mug is cylindrical or similar, with a semi-circular handle on one side. The materials are steel cup, ceramic cup, porcelain cup, glass cup, plastic cup, etc., and the shape of column can be seen.
There are many theories about the origin of the mug. One is that it was found in China and Japan about the Neolithic age. The first cylinder shaped cup made of clay has no handle. It is speculated that the unearthed utensils are not necessarily water or wine vessels, but liquid vessels, which are suspected to be sacrificial vessels used in rituals. Another ceramic and decorated mug with handle was discovered in Greece about 4000-5000 years ago, which can not be proved to have any function.
Since entering the iron age, human beings began to use more sophisticated tools. With the use of skillful hands, the things they made became more exquisite, and the mouth edge of the cylindrical cup began to become thinner. Subsequently, they began to use metal materials to make cylindrical utensils, including bronze, silver, gold, lead, etc.
It was not until 600 years ago that there was a cylinder made of porcelain, which looked easy to mouth. It is speculated that it may become a drinking cup at this time. Since then, the cylinder shape made of porcelain can be seen everywhere and is very common until now.
There is another saying that the time point is relatively late. It is believed that by the 16th century, the Nordic people used such vessels to hold water, and even the Nordic people used such water cans to hold hot drinks. It is speculated that there were pottery dishes at that time, including bowls, large mouth water cans with handles, washbasins, etc., which are generally called mark in the society. Around 1475, the first Mug appeared in Constantinople. By 1748, wooden cylindrical cups appeared in Turkey.
From the cultural relics unearthed from Longshan culture, we can see some cylindrical cups without handles, but they are suspected to be used for religious sacrifice. Similar relics have been seen one after another in the cultural relics unearthed in the neighboring Shandong region. It is just that there is no special name in China, but compared with Chinese wine vessels, they are roughly divided into Zun, pot, area, fan (ㄓ), dish, Jian, Hu, Gong and urn (ㄨ) ˋ)、 Ampoule (ㄆㄡ) ˇ)、 Yi (Yi) ˊ)， In the late Qing Dynasty, China began to produce mugs and painted Western patterns for export.
Mugs are widely used in western society, but the large-scale use of mugs in western society has also happened in recent years. Tracing back to western history, it is found that the popularity of mugs is related to the women's movement. In the 1920s, the feminist movement was enthusiastic. At this time, many women went out to work, driving the popularity of mugs.
In the 19th century, mugs were considered to be used by the middle and lower classes because of their large mouth and thick wall. This concept gradually changed in the 20th century. Cups are still used in social occasions, while mugs are used at home. After women enter the workplace, professional women bring mugs they are used to at home to the workplace, so mugs become women A symbol of entering the workplace.
Another opportunity to make the use of mugs more popular is that after World War II, stable and durable mugs are needed in wartime, so steel mugs are quite common. In 1945, the allies of World War II won, and in the same year, Victor insulator company also launched porcelain mugs. Therefore, many coffee fans today think that the most classic coffee mugs were produced in 1945, and this one The design of the mug is actually affected by the war. The cup wall is particularly thick and the cup body is very heavy. The purpose is not to tilt and break easily when used on the ship.
The use of mugs and ordinary cups account for half of the market. In fact, it is difficult to say which market share is relatively high. Most people still use mugs, and glasses are also widely used. Glasses are generally used to drink beer and juice. Even if Mug shaped glasses appear, they are only used for beer.
