Coffee mug
Straight sided, non-concave, footed white ceramic with colored ring near the top, provenance unknown, 1940.
Sullivan's Travels
Preston Sturges, 1940
Sully to waiter: Give me a cup of coffee and a donut, if that's enough for it.
Waiter: You want it plain or with powdered sugar?
Sully: With a little cream.
Waiter: The sinker?
Sully: Any kind, or some rolls. I don't care.
Waiter: Yes, sir.
Lady: Give him some ham and eggs.
Waiter: Yes, ma'am.
Sully: That's very kind of you sister, but I'm not hungry. A cup of coffee and a sinker will fix me up fine.
Lady: Don't be a sucker. Give him some ham and eggs. The way I'm fixed, 35 cents isn't going to make any difference.
Sully: Things a little tough, huh?
Lady I wouldn't be sitting in an owl wagon for local color.... Drink your coffee while it's hot.
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