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The Gore Memorial Coin-Set Silver Tankard During the 17th and 18th centuries, few European countries other than Germany and then Prussia encouraged the production of silver articles for primarily decorative purposes. Certain large monumental pieces of this decorative baroque silver were crafted in southern Germany in principally Augsburg and Nuremberg, while further north in Berlin,…

Ostrich Egg Drinking Vessels by John Stuart, S C I MASTER STEINOLOGYST “It’s a real egg. Honest. Go ahead. Touch it.” “You’re right. Logically, you do not drink beer from an ostrich egg. But you have to understand the historical context!” “No, I do not just mean how old the egg was. But knowing it…

   Bayreuth is located in the upper plains region, which also includes the faience factories of Amberg, Ansbach, Sulzbach, and Nurnberg.  There were several owner of this factory and you will find a listing of these owners under the marks section later in this article.  There are two good books on Bayreuth faience Bayreuther Fayencen…

Editor’s Notes: I had put this entry in my page on “Beer Stein Misnomers and Myths”  page very early on in the development of this web site:  “STEIN MYTH NO. 1 Is the description of the stein  BELOW ▼  ▼  being called, by most stein auctioneers and lots of collectors: “A monk fornicating with the devil!” IT JUST IS NOT THAT !  …

A Jugendstil bowling stein made by Dümler and Breiden of Höhr, Germany.” March 2005 Stein of the Month Dümler and Breiden Stein © By Ronald E. Gray This article was originally written as the March 2005 Featured Stein for Stein Collectors International (SCI). It has been modified and updated for this site. The March 2005…

  Editor’s note: Mr Stan Kaslusky is a member of “The Gambrinus Beer Stein Collectors Club, of Va., Md., and DC.”  Now a Virginia resident he has an eclectic collection of steins picked up in his travels throughout the USA over the years. [This page was originally published in the June 2103 issue of “Prosit”…

    Editor’s note: This article and the others were originally published in PROSIT, the magazine of Stein Collector’s International. Used with permission of the author, Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.” IDENTIFYING FAIENCE STEINS – PART 8  – SCHREZHEIM (1752-1865) By William Hamer…

The interesting article by Doug Bandow ended with a photo of what appears to be an early ca. 1860’s Villeroy & Boch stein that corresponds to later Mettlach mold number 812 stein shown in the 1885 Mettlach catalog and described as “Jagd” (Hunting) (probably designed by Ludwig Foltz II) with a height of 20.5 cm.…

  A Very Unusual Scandinavian Wooden Tankard, by John Johnson I collect a large variety of steins and tankards. You could call my collection eclectic, as I have steins of many different types and from many different manufacturers. I became excited when I came across the following wooden tankard   on a UK antiques dealer’s website. The dealer claimed…

  (Courtesy of Ron Fox. No. 13 ) Editor’s note: This article and the others in this series were originally published in PROSIT, the magazine of Stein Collector’s International. Used with permission of the author, Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.”  IDENTIFYING FAIENCE  STEINS –…

Magdeburg stein, new  in “FWTD”, January 2013 Note: This article and all the others in this series  were originally published in “PROSIT,” the magazine of Stein Collector’s International.  Used with permission of the author Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.”  IDENTIFYING FAIENCE  STEINS –…

Note: This article and all the others in this series  were originally published in “PROSIT,” the magazine of Stein Collector’s International.  Used with permission of the author Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.” IDENTIFYING FAIENCE STEINS – PART 5    ERFURT (1717-1792) By William Hamer…

READERS Note: This article and all the others in this series  were originally published in “PROSIT,” the magazine of Stein Collector’s International.  Used with permission of the author Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.” IDENTIFYING FAIENCE STEINS – PART 4; HANNOVERSCH-MUNDEN (1732-1806) by William…

     Schultz and Dooley on television. Editor’s note:  All photo credits on this page go to Dennis Hunsicker and John Manning, from their collection. A really great job, and these were easy for me to work with! Utica Club is a pale ale lager first introduced by the West End Brewing Company in 1888.  Still sold…

It has been more than two decades since I turned from a collector into “A Collector.” How my life changed because of a little ad in a freebie county paper. My father was in the Air Force and my family spent my high school years in Great Britain.  My parents collected antiques—quite plentiful in Britain…

Note: This article and all the others in this series  were originally published in “PROSIT,” the magazine of Stein Collector’s International.  Used with permission of the author Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.” Identifying Faience Steins  (Part 1) – Comparisons of North German /…

Note: This article and all the others in this series  were originally published in “PROSIT,” the magazine of Stein Collector’s International.  Used with permission of the author Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.” Identifying Faience Steins – Part 3,  Rheinsberg Fayence Beer Steins. (1762-1866)…

Note: This article and all the others in this series  were originally published in “PROSIT,” the magazine of Stein Collector’s International.  Used with permission of the author Bill Hamer, a long term good friend of mine; and from Ron Fox, the editor of “PROSIT.” IDENTIFYING FAIENCE STEINS  [part 2] -Proskau Fayence Beer Steins  –  By…