John Glenn Archives

Artifacts Collection

Plates/Mugs Category
 
Category Item Number Description
NASA 13 Ceramic plate commemorating John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight inscribed "First American to Orbit the Earth - Feb. 20, 1962 - Friendship 7," made by H. Arthur Wagner, Zanesville, Ohio, c.1960s.
NASA 144 Commemorative plate from NASA for the Mercury Space Program, c.1990's.
NASA 150 Ceramic coffee mug with the logo of the Hitchhiker laboratory module designed for NASA space shuttles. (used during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998)
NASA 151 Ceramic coffee mug with the logo of the [NASA Space Shuttle] "Challenger Center," c.1988.
NASA 154 Ceramic coffee mug featuring images of a 1903 Wright Flyer, NASA space shuttle, and the 1962 Friendship 7 spacecraft, inscribed "Ohio's favorite Democrat returns to the stars," 1998.
NASA 158 Ceramic plate featuring an image of the Friendship 7 spacecraft, hand-crafted by eight-year-old Kenneth Matson English of Macon, Georgia, 1962.
NASA 377 Commemorative beverage glass in the shape of a NASA Apollo spacecraft inscribed "Apollo 11, Man on the Moon, July 20, 1969."
NASA 378 Commemorative cream colored ceramic decanter in the shape of a NASA Apollo spacecraft, made by the Thomas W. Sims Distillery, Stanley, Kentucky, c.1960s.
NASA 379 Cream colored plate commemorating John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, featuring a portrait of Glenn and drawings of the Friendship 7 spacecraft, inscribed "Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. - New Concord, Ohio - America's First Man to Orbit Earth - February 20, 1962," made by the Kettlesprings Kilns Pottery Company, Alliance, Ohio, c.1962.
NASA 380 Ceramic plate commemorating John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight featuring a portrait of Glenn and a drawing of Earth, inscribed "John H. Glenn, Jr. - First American to Orbit the World - February 20, 1962."
NASA 388 Ceramic plate commemorating the 20th anniversary of John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, produced by the New Concord Area Board of Trade, 1982.
NASA 448 Beverage glass inscribed "Space Spectacular" commemorating John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, c.1962.
NASA 1350 Large round aluminum serving tray etched with the front page of the Calgary Herald for February 20, 1962 containing headlines about John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, c.1962.
Post-Senate 373 Lenox pewter cup engraved "The Richmond [Virginia] Forum," commemorating John Glenn's speech to the forum on November 11, 2000.
Post-Senate 376 Beverage glass inscribed with the seal of the Circumnavigators Club, Order of Magellan commemorating the "2001 Magellan Award Dinner Honoring Senator John Glenn with Order of Magellan, November 2, 2001."
Post-Senate 391 Ceramic plate commemorating the issue by the U.S. Mint of the Ohio Quarter, "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers," 2002. (John Glenn participated in the unveiling ceremony)
Senate 14 Ceramic plate commemorating "National Maritime Day, May 22, 1989 - The U.S. Merchant Marine."
Senate 15 Ceramic plate featuring images of various Ohio landmarks titled "Beautiful Ohio," c.1970s.
Senate 16 Pewter plate commemorating the "U.S. Navy 200th Birthday - 1775-1975."
Senate 145 Ceramic plate presented to John Glenn as an honorary member of the New Pioneers of America, Inc, Salem, Ohio, no date.
Senate 146 Ceramic beer stein inscribed "Senator John Glenn" from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, no date.
Senate 147 Limited edition Lou Gehrig beer stein, no date. (from Glenn's Senate office)
Senate 148 Limited edition Cal Ripken, Jr. beer stein, no date. (from Glenn's Senate office)
Senate 149 Pewter beer stein inscribed "U.S. Marine Corps 1775." (from Glenn's Senate office)
Senate 153 Ceramic coffee mug with the U.S. Marine Corps emblem on one side, and the logo of VMF-124 on the reverse.
Senate 156 Ceramic beer stein presented to John Glenn at the christening ceremony for the "USS Ohio, SSBN 726, first Trident ballistic missile submarine, April 7, 1979."
Senate 157 Ceramic beer stein inscribed "John Glenn - U.S. Senator" from the Democratic Party of Ohio, Buckeye Executive Club, no date.
Senate 188 Pewter plate presented to John Glenn by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce "In Honor of Dedicated and Outstanding Service…," May 21, 1998.
Senate 222 Pewter plate inscribed "Professional Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio," no date.
Senate 223 Brass plate with an etching of the Youngstown, Ohio skyline, no date.
Senate 238 Metal plate with an etching of the Columbus, Ohio skyline.
Senate 242 Coffee mug inscribed "Merry Christmas 1988 Annie and John Glenn" given as a gift by the Glenns.
Senate 375 Sycamore Petersmith pewter stirrup cup engraved "Presented to Senator and Mrs. John Glenn, Jr. by the Virginia Democratic Party J-J (Jefferson-Jackson) Dinner, 1983."
Senate 450 Ceramic coffee mug inscribed "Safety - Responsibility - Security - SRS - Savannah River Site." (U.S. Department of Energy nuclear weapons plant)
Senate 461 Pewter plate with the logo of the U.S. Secret Service, no date.
Senate 462 Commemorative limited edition porcelain plate inscribed "Raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima," 1992.
Senate 467 Coffee cup inscribed "Tournament of Roses - Troop 1990 - World of Harmony - 25 Years."
Senate 518 Brass plate presented to John Glenn by the Ohio Council of Home Health Agencies "for your efforts in promoting home health care," April 16, 1986.
Senate 732 Wilton pewter plate inscribed "Jonathan Livingston Seagull - each of us is an unlimited idea of freedom," c.1970s. (from Glenn's Senate office)
Senate 1245 White ceramic coffee mug with gold trim and lettering "John Glenn" from Glenn's 1984 presidential campaign.