Defunct Mugs
Description: C.J. Gayfer migrated to Mobile, Alabama, from Southwold, England after the Civil War and opened a department store bearing his name in downtown Mobile in 1879. By the time of his death in 1915, Gayfer's employed 150 people, averaged over $500,000 in annual sales, and Gayfer had become well known for his philanthropy and was one of the earliest proponents of employee benefits. Gayfer's expanded into the Western Gulf States in the early '60s, and by the end of the '70s, Gayfer's was becoming one of the largest department store chains in the Southern US. The apostrophe in the company name was eventually dropped, rebranding as Gayfers until the chain's closing in 1998.
![Birmingham Americans [Vintage Distressed] Mug](https://images.teepublic.com/derived/production/designs/23539613_0/1628378663/i_m:bi_production_blanks_w00xdkhjelyrnp8i8wxr_1466696262,c_107_48_x705,bc_e3dfd3,s_313,q_90.webp)
Description: Warehouse Economy Outlet, (W.E.O), Where Economy Originates, was a discount, warehouse-style supermarket concept that was developed in the 1970s by A&P, and is credited with being an industry first. The original W.E.O. opened in Pennsauken, New Jersey in 1971, and quickly became a successful venture. W.E.O. featured grocery items in their original wholesale bulk packaging at reduced prices. In 1972, A&P expanded this format to 1,500 existing A&P stores; however, the expansion failed as older stores built prior to the '50s were not large enough to stock bulk packaged goods. The tagline used in ads and worn by employees was "I won't stop trying till you say Weeeeeo!" but by 1975, A&P abandoned the concept, so I guess they did kinda stop.
![Kansas City Athletics [DEFUNCT] Vintage Distressed Mug](https://images.teepublic.com/derived/production/designs/23805286_0/1629468643/i_m:bi_production_blanks_w00xdkhjelyrnp8i8wxr_1466696262,c_100_48_x705,bc_e9e9de,s_313,q_90.webp)
![USFL Panthers Helmet [DEFUNCT] Mug](https://images.teepublic.com/derived/production/designs/24904535_0/1634145382/i_m:bi_production_blanks_w00xdkhjelyrnp8i8wxr_1466696262,c_59_68_x665,bc_6f2f3f,s_313,q_90.webp)
Description: Be at the height of fashion with this retro style Paul Harris Logo shirt. Paul Harris Stores, Inc. was incorporated on April 8, 1952. In 1954 the company's first store was established in a strip mall in Plainfield, Indiana. In the early 1960s, the company felt that the future of retailing would be in covered shopping centers (otherwise known as malls). The first Paul Harris Store located in a mall was in Akron, Ohio. Paul Harris Stores went bankrupt in 2000.
Description: The Minnesota Muskies were a member of the American Basketball Association, born with the league's creation on February 2, 1967. The team played one season in Minnesota before moving to Miami, Florida to become The Floridians. The team colors were blue and gold and games were played in the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Description: The St. Paul Saints, also known as the Fighting Saints were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in the International Hockey League from 1959 to 1963. The Saints were based in St. Paul, Minnesota and played at the St. Paul Auditorium. The Saints won consecutive Turner Cups in 1960 and 1961 as league champions, and finished runners-up in 1962. Their geographically closest rival were the Minneapolis Millers, across the river.
![WFL: Florida Blazers [DEFUNCT] Mug](https://images.teepublic.com/derived/production/designs/23573517_0/1628520861/i_m:bi_production_blanks_w00xdkhjelyrnp8i8wxr_1466696262,c_116_68_x665,bc_b1b3b0,s_313,q_90.webp)
Description: North Central Airlines was a regional airline in the midwestern United States. Founded as Wisconsin Central Airlines in 1944 in Clintonville, Wisconsin, the company moved to Madison in 1947. This is also when the "Herman the duck" logo was born on Wisconsin Central's first Lockheed Electra 10A, NC14262, in 1948. North Central's headquarters were moved to Minneapolis–St. Paul in 1952.
Description: The Denver Bears were a minor league professional baseball team dating from the 50's until 1983 when the team was renamed the Zephyrs. There was an earlier Denver Bears team playing in the Western League from 1901 to 1954, but this logo is from the later team that played at what became known later as Mile High Stadium, but was originally known as Bears Stadium.
