Posted 9 years ago
antiquestuff
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I bought this because I thought it was bizarre to honor the gun that murdered Lincoln. The lid has "phila vac sub of mt. cl p" on it. Can anyone tell me how old this is and where this was made.
Beer Stein with Gun that shot Lincoln | ||
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Very interesting, I haven't been able to much info on it, other than that I've found other steins that has "phila vac sub of mt. cl p" on it online. I think it was made in Philadelphia, but other than that I don't know. Here's a listing of very similar stein, the only difference is the image on it, the rest is similar. http://www.doublequicktime.com/item/description/id/76227481
I found that one also. The picture is so bizarre. I am going to try and find anything I can. Thank you for the help. Let me know if you find anything else.
Believe this was a subdivision of Mt. Clemens Pottery - you can see a few of their steins with the same lid but different transfers made by the Nelson McCoy Company which arre incised on the bottoms with the McCoy mark. The subdivision used the same stein molds but just marked them USA - Here are some Nelson McCoy examples;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/171862554636?item=171862554636&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/McCoy-Beer-Stein-The-Old-Coach-House-Bristol-Lidded-Stein-Nelson-McCoy-Pottery/130993133322?_trksid=p2054897.c100204.m3164&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140407115239%26meid%3De6b476bb25af4d0986cb49291784a7f7%26pid%3D100204%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D29%26sd%3D151746875707
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/201390437541?item=201390437541&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true
Awesome. Do you know approximately when this was produced?
Approximately, no - estimated in the 1980's - values look to be in the $6 to $10 range depending on transfer scene.