Used to be normal for pubs! Wish it still were, I hate having to bring my tankard to the bar and then bring it back home again :-/

That, or rohypnol!

And thanks--it's about 230 years old and still doesn't leak.

Thought I would kick off this community with a little detail about the object in our icon.

Would love to hear what you think about it. Is it attractive? What do you like/dislike about it? Have you seen a similar piece somewhere?

Here's a close-up where you can see some additional detail:

Awesome! Yeah I hear you about the spout, I like the more typical short, curved type. But I also appreciate the iconoclasm of this one.

I learned about Commeraw from one of the curators of the exhibition, Allison Robinson, whom I interviewed for my podcast. His story is absolutely fascinating and just as complex as you would imagine.