Posted 8 years ago
martika
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This is a typical German beer stein. Mostly they are regarded as ornamental souvenir ware or collectables among beer drinkers. It can be made from stoneware, porcelain, pewter or even silver or crystal glass, they may have open tops or hinged pewter lids with a thumb lever. These beer tankards are especially Bavaria's speciality.
Mine has only two numbers on the bottom, 35 (impressed), 15 (incised) and the word Germany. It's a thrift store find and measures 7'' from top to the bottom. I think the 35 is a mould number . I tried to research it - no success. I would like to know more about its origin and age - I saw pottery pieces with Germany on the bottom which were manufactured after the WWII.
I appreciate any info or feedback.
These are popular-- it seems almost everyone who goes to Germany brings back a stein!
Yours looks like typical souvenir quality from the last half of the 20th century.
scott
After the German “Merchandise Marks Act of 1887,” German products that were to be exported, including beer steins, had to be marked either “Germany,” or “Made in Germany.” Those destined for the domestic German market, however, were not required to be marked, and many were not. The “McKinley Tariff Act of 1891” (US) had no effect on German products, because they were already being marked due to the earlier German law. During the existence of East and West Germany (1949-1990) steins produced for export could be marked either "Western Germany" or simply "Germany". The first of these two marks conclusively dates the stein to this period; the appearance of the second mark only indicates manufacture post-1887. And the absence of any mark indicating the country of origin is inconclusive as to date.
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