Keep Calm and Carry On was originally a slogan on a World War II poster. It was actually one of three posters with the design of this one meant to be used only if the war got so bad that the general population needed to be told to "Keep Calm and Carry On."
Apparently, the poster was never displayed and most of the 2.5 million created were destroyed. As a matter of fact, there are only two known copies of the original poster in existence.
One of those copies is owned by a secondhand bookstore named Barter Books in Britain. The store is located in an old railway station where the owners discovered the famous wartime poster with the slogan, Keep Calm and Carry On.
Upon requests from customers, they created a few and steadily more and more reproductions of the poster until eventually the Keep Calm craze spread and, of course, other companies jumped on the bandwagon.
Now there is a legal battle underway in Britain as one of those companies tries to prevent others from using the slogan. It's actually an interesting story, but I digress...
As you likely know, the expression Keep Calm And Carry On and many alternate versions of it went viral and now it appears on everything from posters to, well, coffee mugs. This page is, therefore, not devoted to the controversy swirling around this slogan but rather to the very attractive coffee mugs that bear the words Keep Calm and Carry On.
Whether you are intrigued by the history or simply like the slogan, you will enjoy the coffee mug selection gathered here on this page.
VARIATIONS ON THE THEME
CALM YOU SHALL KEEP AND CARRY ON YOU MUST
Calm You Shall Keep and Carry On You Must features a quotation from the very wise Yoda of Star Wars fame. This mug is one of my favorites but is currently unavailable. You can click here to see if this Yoda Keep Calm mug has been restocked on Amazon. Hopefully, it will be but if you do not find it, you can try on eBay by clicking here.
Keep Calm and Downton On is perfectly appropriate for all of us who have been totally enthralled by the goings on of Downton Abbey in England starting in the early 1900s. Of course, keeping calm when the series airs the final episode this winter might prove hard. No longer available on Amazon though you can check and see if it has been restocked by clicking here or you can look for it on eBay here.
KEEP CALM AND DRINK COFFEE
KEEP CALM I'M THE DOCTOR
The Keep Calm I'm The Doctor mug ought to be appreciated by anyone who loves Doctor Who. It would be twice as fun for someone who actually is a doctor! If you can't find it here on Amazon, you can try eBay where you will find a few variations on the Doctor Who theme by clicking here.
Finally, this Keep Calm and Kill Zombies mug will appeal to a whole generation fascinated with the world of zombies.
You never know what
coffee mugs I might have
in store for you!
Brenda
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