Mugs: Frankoma Pottery Style C3, Autumn Yellow Glaze, Set of 2, Sapulpa Oklahoma USA, 1975

Produced between 1975 and 1990 — the entire run of this beloved color — these two Frankoma style C3 mugs are glazed in Autumn Yellow, a warm, golden shade made from the pottery's distinctive red Sapulpa clay. Warm, golden, earthy, and deeply satisfying in the hand.

• Maker: Frankoma Pottery
• Materials: Ceramic, red Sapulpa clay
• Dimensions: 4.0" tall; 3.25" diameter at top opening; holds 12 oz; set of 2
• Origin: Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA
• Era: 1975–1990
• Condition: Very good vintage condition. Some crazing on the bottom of each mug, consistent with age, not damage. No chips, cracks, or scratches. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

The Autumn Yellow glaze has real warmth and depth against the red Sapulpa clay body, with a substantial, earthy weight in hand that's typical of Frankoma's studio pottery craftsmanship.

Use them for morning coffee, display them on an open shelf, or add them to a growing Frankoma collection — an excellent place to start if you're new to Frankoma, or a natural next step if you already collect.

A note on the name: these mugs are sometimes listed online as "Lazy Bones" or "Barrel Plainsmen" — but we went back to the actual Frankoma catalogs, and they are neither. They are simply style C3, produced in dozens of colors over the years; Autumn Yellow was introduced in 1975 and proved so popular it stayed in production until 1990. Frankoma Pottery was founded by John Frank in Norman, Oklahoma in 1933, moving to Sapulpa in 1938, where it produced pottery for over seventy years using the distinctive red Sapulpa clay that gives Frankoma pieces their characteristic warmth and weight. The company survived the Great Depression, a devastating 1983 fire, and multiple ownership changes before finally closing in 2010; the original molds and trademark were later sold, and production continues today at lower volume, making authentic vintage Sapulpa-clay pieces like these increasingly valuable to collectors.

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