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Enjoy your coffee with a touch of history and magic! Now you can peer into the future with a fortune-telling cuppa that makes sipping your coffee or favourite beverage even more magical.

This unique mug changes colour -- the heat-reactive surface reveals Mother Barnes' cabin with fall colours, once the mug gets warm. The ceramic cup will go back to its original black outside and white inside when it cools down. It comes in one size – 11 oz (0.33 L) – plenty for that big morning cup of coffee. Also available with a black and white photo.

Mother Barnes magic mug accompanies our article and podcast on Canada’s 19^th century soothsayer of Plum Hollow, Ontario, to whom visitors would flock from all over North America to have their fortunes told through tea-leaf reading. Not only did Jane Elizabeth Barnes (1800 – 1891) possess remarkable powers to look into the future, she also overcame personal adversity, became highly respected in her community and remains a local legend today. 

This one-of-a-kind cup, designed by HPOC, pays tribute to this remarkable lady and features:

• A stylish colour photo of her cabin as it appears today in fully restored condition.
  
• A question posed by Mother Barnes before a tea leaf reading: “Won’t you turn a cup?”
• Script indicating charges for her services: 25 cents or dried apples.
• A Kingston-Whig Standard June 9, 1888 newspaper excerpt reporting on the phenomenon of Mother Barnes. The full original article can be found here.
• A tea leaf reading diagram.
• Makes a great gift!

Details:

- Designed in Canada and printed in USA
- Microwave and dishwasher safe, but handwashing recommended
- Ceramic material with black exterior and white interior
- Heat-reactive design
- Glossy finish
- Lead and BPA-free
- Capacity: 11 oz (0.33 l)

Shipping $15.85 CAD for the first mug and $8.25 for each extra cup. Maximum of 4 mugs per order. Shipping time is approx. 10-30 business days.  Ships from USA to Canadian addresses only.