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Beer steins and drinking vessels, using English as a second language.

 “Soldier drinking” by  Quiryn Van Brekelenkam.

English as a second language #1 ,  [2-2011.]

ANTIQUE PEWTER “HAULMARKED” HIP FLASK 1812 FINN ZINN 95%

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English as a second language #2.  On eBay,  [1-20-11]

VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN “CARVED JUG”, WITH IRON BANDS.

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English as a second language #3.   On eBay  [2-2011]

EARLY ANTIQUE “HUMMERED” COPPER FLAGON 9 1/2″ TALL ,

Does this mean the stein  got ran over by one of those oversized vehicles Cadillac dealers used to sell ?

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English as a second language #4.    On eBay  [2-2011]

‘WOLVE” BEER STEIN

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English as a second language #5.  On eBay  [2-2011]

VINTAGE LIDDED TWO  “LEADER” GERMAN  STEIN

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English as a second language #6.     On eBay  [6-2011]

HEILDELBERG LITHOPHANE GERMAN   BEER STEIN –  “CODE OF ARMS”

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English as a second language #7.    On eBay [6–2011]

“ANTIQUE CIRCA 1845  ENGLAND “BALLISTER”  QUART BEER STEIN”-

Ballister =   Bal´lis`ter    (băl´lĭs`tẽr or băl`lĭs´tẽr)      n. 1. A crossbow.

Maybe [?] they meant =

Baluster =  (bl-str) n.1.    One of the upright, usually rounded or vase-shaped supports of a balustrade.

But then of course, that is an incorrect description too; as quoted: “usually rounded or vase-shaped.” This piece is about as straight as anyone could make it! To add insult to injury, it’s a “pub measure”and certainly not a beer stein!

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English as a second language #8.    On eBay [6-2011]

GORGEOUS SALT GLAZED WARRIOR, AND VERSE GERMAN STEIN 1L

I guess you can stand this stoneware warrior up in a corner, or maybe even outside as a lawn ornament?

English as a second language #9.    On eBay [10-2011]

“BOOT” BEER STEIN       Item No.  350494987893

I don’t know of anyone whose foot wold fit this “Boot” Beer stein, except perhaps Martin Short, actor from the mini-series “Merlin.”

If the eBay seller had even looked at the side scene, they might have gotten a clue. But they were from “Fred-neck” Maryland, what can one expect ? 

English as a second language #10.   On eBay [11-2011]

“LIDDED BEER STEIN with HOLOPHANE picture in bottom BLUE ONION Meissen antique.”

(NOT CERTAIN WHAT TO CALL IT , SIMPLY MAKE UP A WORD!)

I guess a ‘Holophane’ is the result of illicit t sex between a ‘Hologram’ and a ‘Lithophane.

(READERS: There is no such word!)

RUNNER UPS

English as a second language   [RUNNER UP NO.1 ] On eBay  [3-2011]

SHEFFIELD PEWTER MUG “WITH DICES”

According to “The Free Dictionary “Dices”  is secondary but allowable – but who the hell ever says “dices”?

Probably the same people that say “etched”, when they should be saying “engraved.”

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English as a second language. RUNNER UP (NO 2 ) as I can see it would take a basic knowledge about beer to recognize this [Maybe?] On eBay, 9-2011.

The eBay seller’s  description was:

RARE! EARLY HAND MADE ANIMAL HORNS GLASS STEIN – DEVIL?

This so amused me I just had to buy this 1/2 liter hand blown glass mug from about 1880 with a very heavy done enameled Goat= “Bock” =  German symbol for “Bock Bier.”

“Bock is the term for a strong lager of German origin. Several substyles are based on bock, including maibock or helles bock, a paler, more hopped version generally made for consumption at spring festivals; doppelbock, a stronger and maltier version; and eisbock, a much stronger version made by partially freezing the beer and removing the water ice that forms.

Originally a dark beer, a modern bock can range from light copper to brown in colour.[1] The style is very popular, with many examples brewed internationally”     Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bock.

Another example of a “devil’s stein.” This time in pressed clear glass and nowhere near as nice an enameling job.

English as a second language   [RUNNER UP NO.4 ] From a well known  American Auction house,  4-2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lot 303: GERMAN BEER STEIN,   (A)  “MAGNUM,”   

H 16″, DIA 6″
Beer garden scene in relief. With metal hinged lid.

DuMouchelles: Detroit, MI, USA
Auction Date: April 20, 2012

[FROM] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page

Noun= magnum (plural magnums or magna (rare))
 

1.(wine) A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.


English as a second language  [RUNNER UP NO.15]  From an ad on eBay (Ohio auction hous,  in June  of 2013:

“6 PIECE GERMAN POTTERY TANKARD SET WITH SANITARY PEWTER LID”-

And so readers, when you use this set with silverware be certain to include a “Sanitary Napkin!

[AWPF  – SOK? – 18 –nodd]

“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”

 

 

 

 

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