It seemed like a good idea at the time; a souvenir from the setting of a cult British television programme and a functional item that I could use every day. Then again, although I only thought of this when I returned home, do you really want to lift up your teacup to see Patrick McGoohan’s face and a message reading “you have just been poisoned”?
They are still in mint condition.
Visited: July 2011.
The Antics Roadshow blog 
You might be interested in having a look at our article about “The Prisoner” and Patrick McGoohan:
http://rwdesigning.wordpress.com/
“I’M NOT A NUMBER, I’M A TREE MAN!” …or is that not the article you were thinking of?