Hello again, I'm the Caretaker and 
welcome to my Attic. I was strolling through
the mansion doing my usual cleaning and 
dusting of the artifacts and came across some
very old coffee cups. As I took a closer look
I could see the intricate details on each of
the cups. Some have a gold leaf triming and 
others have ornaments in relief or both.
You can see a lot of the details and
the vivid colors in the photographs below.
One cup in particular caught my attention
in that it had a ridge on the interior
edge. Well I did some research and found 
a picture and description of the cup. This
kind of cup is rather specialized and
caters to men with mustaches. They call
it a mustache cup...a very useful thing.
The way this works is that when the person
tips the cup for a drink, the ridge keeps
the coffee from drenching his mustache, now
there is a small slit that allows the coffee
to pass through the ridge thus allowing
the person to enjoy his drink without
messing up his mustache.   

 Some of these cups date back
 a little after the time of
 the Civil War..need I say they are
 priceless. Ohh..that reminds me.
 I guess it was in May or June of
 1863 I was on my pleasure boat
 just cruising the Mississippi.
 Down around Vicksburg I saw
 my old friend General Grant
 setting down and having a cup
 of coffee well I waved and he
 waved me over bein a friend and
 all, he said well Caretaker I 
 haven't seen you for a month
 of Sundays I said yes, no one has 
 I got locked in the attic by
 accident..I think hehe. I asked 
 him how the war was going and he
 said well were really going to
 have a blast here in a few days.
 Little did I know what he mean't
 at that time..and didn't ask, But
 knowing Ulysses I knew it was 
 going to be big. He winked as he
 took a drink of coffee and wiped
 his mustache off and a few words
 I can't repeat, I said General I
 have a coffee cup back at the
 museum that you might be
 interested in.

 As you can see there are many 
 items of interest on display  
 throughout the Mansion that have 
 been uncovered. I love to plunder 
 in the Attic with all its nooks 
 and crannies I know there is 
 a treasure chest of things just 
 waiting to be discovered and each
 will have its own story to tell.
 Make it a point to come visit us
 here at the Museum and see first
 hand some of the artifacts and
 relics that I will be presenting
 in the coming months.
 "Don't Miss Out On What You Are
            Missing."
   Until next time....Take care.