Starbucks Florida mug: Discovery Series
The Florida mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the state name in yellow over a dark green circle, with a flamingo, a slice of pie, a race car, a space shuttle and a beach. A manatee, a tall tower and a pink car fill the back.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Florida, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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Seven in the morning on Pad 39A
At seven in the morning on April 12, 1981, Columbia left Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, exactly twenty years after Yuri Gagarin's flight [1]. It was the space shuttle's first flight, with John Young and Bob Crippen aboard. The ride was two minutes of noise and shaking, which Crippen later called one of the most exciting things in his life [2]. What neither man knew was that the shock wave from the boosters' ignition had hit the tail with about five times the force engineers predicted, bending the body flap [3]. In orbit, a classified spy satellite reportedly photographed Columbia to check its heat-shield tiles [4]. They came home two days, six hours and twenty minutes after liftoff; sixteen tiles had been lost and 148 damaged [5]. On the Florida mug (5), a shuttle stands upright between its two boosters, as Columbia did on the pad.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
FLORIDA in yellow capitals over a dark green circle.
- 2Flamingo
A pink flamingo with a long curved neck stands at the left, beside a yellow-and-green pineapple-like shape.
- 3Slice of pie
A slice of pie with green filling and a swirl of whipped cream sits on a yellow plate above the lettering.
- 4Race car
A yellow-and-red race car carrying the number 27 speeds past a chequered flag at the upper right.
- 5Space shuttle
A space shuttle with yellow wings stands upright between two booster rockets with flames below.
- 6Person in a green hat
A person in a green hat stands beside the shuttle, with a leaping fish above them.
- 7Beach
A beach with a palm tree and striped umbrellas sits at the lower left.
- 8STARBUCKS wordmark Back view
The vertical STARBUCKS wordmark runs beside the handle on this side.
- 9Manatee Back view
A green spotted manatee swims up toward a yellow flower at the middle of the back.
- 10Tall tower and arched building Back view
A tall green tower rises behind a pale building with rows of arched windows.
- 11Yellow lilies Back view
Two yellow lily-like flowers hang on a stalk at the left of the back.
- 12Pink car Back view
A pink car with chrome trim sits at the right edge of the back.
The two photos show the front and the back. The area behind the handle is out of view in both.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is bright yellow, which shows at the rim in the back photo.
- The flamingo, the pie and the space shuttle are on the front; the manatee, the tall tower and the pink car are on the back.
Before you buy
Florida also appears as two Been There mugs, an Icon and a You Are Here mug, so check the series name. The inside is bright yellow, visible in the back photo, and the area behind the handle is out of view in both.
