Occupational and society-emblem shaving mugs preserve a distinctive intersection of barber-shop culture, working life, and organizational identity. W. Porter Ware’s Price List of Occupational and Society Emblems Shaving Mugs focuses on these decorated objects, providing a period reference for readers interested in the trades and affiliations represented on personal shaving mugs. A contemporary historical-society article identified Ware as an authority on the subject and discussed the distinction between occupational designs and society emblems.

Published in Chicago by Lightner Publishing Company in 1949, this hardcover places the subject within mid-twentieth-century collecting literature. Its specialized scope makes it relevant to researchers of barbering history, occupational imagery, fraternal organizations, and American material culture. Rather than surveying antiques broadly, Ware concentrates on a single category whose decoration records how owners presented their work and associations in the shared space of the barber shop.

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