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Welcome to “Steve on Steins.”
About Steve.
“Members Only” page.
Why the lids on beer steins? [1] The real reasons!
Why the lids on beer steins? [2] Once there, they became something to decorate.
Rarity Scale = for All Beer Steins from “Target Practice” to Yard Sale to European Museum Quality.
Beer Stein Myths, and a Few Misnomers and just The Wrong Words !
▼ ▼ ▼ THERESIENTHAL GLASSHÜTTE BEER STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
Theresienthal [1] Glass beer steins; “The Guide.”
Theresienthal [2] Glass beer steins; Florals, Munich Child, Coats of Arms, Medieval People.
Theresienthal [3] Glass Beer Steins; Adlers, Misc. Designs, White Enamel, Art Scenes.
Theresienthal [4] Glass beer steins; Prunts, Pewter Mounted, Verses, Jugenstil.
Theresienthal [5] Glass wine roemers.
Theresienthal [6] Glass servers, pokals, beakers, wine / punch bowls.
▼ ▼ ▼ RESERVIST’S (REGIMENTAL) AND OCCUPATIONAL REPRODUCTION BEER STEINS ▼ ▼ ▼
Reservist’s (Regimental) reproduction beer steins. How to tell. [1]
Reservist’s (Regimental) reproduction beer steins. How to tell [2] Photos.
Reservist’s (Regimental) reproduction beer steins. How to tell. [3] Supplemental info.
Occupational reproduction beer steins. Photos.
▼ ▼ ▼ MOSTLY ABOUT GLASS BEER STEINS AND GLASS DRINKING VESSELS (BESIDES THERIESENTHAL) ▼ ▼ ▼
Saxon Enameled “Wedding / Celebration” Steins, 1830 -1865, Photo Review
Fellowship Symbols on Ruby Cut-to-Clear Glass Drinking Vessels.
Other Fellowship and For Love / Affection Symbols on Beer Steins (Not All Glass)
Pretzels With Your “Milk (Glass)” Beer Stein?
German / Bohemian Death Memorial Beer Steins – Early to mid 1800’s.
Roemers (1): A Brief Account of Their History and a Small Pictorial Review.
Roemers (2), Distinctive Old German Wine Glasses on Art Work.
Late Renaissance Blown and Enameled Glass Stein Reproductions.
Glass Bottom Steins and Mugs – A Brief Discussion.
▼ ▼ ▼ WOODEN STEINS AND DRINKING HORNS ▼ ▼ ▼
But Will They Float? Wooden Beer Steins and Drinking Vessels [1] Cork, Staved, Banded, Characters, Baltic Area, Chip Carved, MIsc.
But Will They Float? Wooden Beer Steins and Drinking Vessels [2] Beaked Lids, Daubenkrugs, Tramp Art, and Misc.
But Will They Float? Wooden Beer Steins & Drinking Vessels. [3] A Very Unusual Wooden “Peg” Tankard / “Peg” Stein” (Also called “Pin Tankards.”)
Drinking horns; “GREIFEN KLAUE” [1]
Drinking Horns; “GREIFEN KLAUE” [2]
▼ ▼ ▼ PEOPLE / ANIMALS ON BEER STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
“Hermann the German” – His Story on Beer Steins.
“Gambrinus?” Who Was This Dude Anyway? He Was A Lot of Things, But Not a Patron Saint !!
“The City of Dresden’s Green Vault’s Ivory Bacchus Stein and its Offshots”
“The Loreley” [Lorelei] (on Beer Steins.)
“Sir John Falstaff” on Beer Steins; Not As English As One Might Think.
“Landsknecht / Lansquenet(s)” on Drinking Vessels & “Go-withs.” –These are not “Cavaliers” everyone! (But Esp. USA Stein Auctioneers) “Cavaliers” are French!
“The Wildman” Versus “The Green Man” on Beer Steins.
“The Bed Bug Story.”
The “Bobwhite Quail;” a Hard Bird to Catch!
“The Boys With the Grapes.” What is That All About?
The “Maids” of Munich
“The Man Who Can Not Drink His Boot Full of Beer Is Not a True Bavarian!”
“Heinzelmänchen”, the German Dwarfs / Gnomes. [1]
“Heinzelmänchen”, the German Dwarfs / Gnomes. [2]
Harpists on Beer Steins? A Couple of Reasons.
When the Saints (Minus One) Come Marching in…….Singing “Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit……!” – (AWPD)
The Missing Saint Above ▲) The Ever Popular = Especially On Drinking Vessels: .. ..St. George and the Dragon
“Froggie Went a Bier Drinking, and He Did Booze, A – huh, A – huh!” [With Apologies to the Traditional Song: “Frog Went A-Courtin”]
The German Man’s Best Friend — No, Not His Wife ~ Regardless of “The Bed Bug Story!”
▼ ▼ ▼ THINGS / SPECIFIC ITEMS ▼ ▼ ▼
The “Nurnberg Tricher,” its “Funnel Man” and Its Relationship to the “The Minnesingers” and “The Meistersingers.”
Artillery shell character steins (or) “Let’s just blow the shit out of each other the whole year long, but sing ‘Merry Christmas’ on one day of the year, okay?”
“52 Pick Up” – Cards on beer steins and old drinking vessels.
Kegels, the Predecessors to America’s 10 Pins: Gut-Heil / Gut-Holz and Pigs and Rats.
“Roll Out The Barrel – We’ll Have a Barrel of Fun ……..Page 1 – “
“Roll Out The Barrel – We’ll Have a Barrel of Fun ……..” PAGE 2 …Copper / Brass / Silver Barrel Steins
Fakes and Scams…..Some of the famous recent ones.
▼ ▼ ▼ SILVER BEER STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
A Review of European Silver Quality Marks / Photos.
Silver Plated Steins; A Review.
Silver Drinking Vessels; Some Tales.
Windmill Beakers / Windmill Cups – Now These Are Wager Cups!
▼ ▼ ▼ PEWTER STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
“Pewter Rules for Dummies,” & the Pewter Stein Collector’s Newsletter’s Index.
Weygang’s [1] and Other Makers’ “Niche steins”; These Are Not ‘Guild’ Steins! (AWPD)
Weygang’s [2] Towers, Servers, Flasks, Wine Cans, etc. – (AWPD)
Kayserzinn Serving Steins, Mugs, Beakers, etc. – ( AWPD)
F. Santessson’s Works, and his “Till Eulenspiegel’s Daubenkrug.” (AWPD)
“Roerkenville” (Northern Germany) – A Very Expensive Town To Live In.
▼ ▼ ▼ OTHER METAL STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS (EXCLUDING SILVER AND PEWTER) ARTICLES ▼ ▼ ▼
How I Clean Old Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver, & Silver-plate.
Bronze Steins and Other Bronze Drinking Vessels, A Short Review.
The Original “Free Church of Scotland” Bell Metal Bronze Chalices. [FWTD]
A Quick Look At Some of The Brass And Copper “Go-with’s” In A Metal Beer Stein Collection
Copper Steins: The Bohemian vs. Bavarian (Munich / Nuremberg [Nürnberg] )
Copper Beer Drinking Vessels; The Russians – A Few Notes.
“Copper Clad”, AKA: “Bronzed” Beer Steins.
European Art Nouveau And Art Deco Copper and Brass Claret Jugs (Servers)
Coined Steins (Munzhumpen) and Beakers (Munzbecher) – (AWPD)
“Armetale” – What Is This Stuff?
▼▼ OTHER TYPES OF DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼▼
Two European Imperial Beer Beakers. (Now Three Austrian and One Russian)
“Jungfraubechers” = “Young Lady Beakers,” or Wedding / Marriage Cups – These Were Not Made to be Wager Cups!
Pass Cups (1) – A Short History.
Pass Cups (2) – The “Pegged” Tankards
Stirrup Cups; the Little Gems of Thirst Quenchers.
Pokals (Germ. Deckelpokal) and Humpens.
Unusual Antique Beer “Mugs” ~ Newer Mugs Are Found On The Page Following This One.
Puzzle Mugs, Jugs, and Steins ~~ Novelty and Newer Mugs.
“Punsch” (Punch) Bowls, German – A Pictorial Review.
So You Think Being “Into Leather” is Sexy?
Majolia Beer Steins (Mostly German & Austrian), And a Few Habnerware (Hafnerware)
Majolica (“English Type” of Lead Glazing) Drinking Vessels from “The Münchner Werkstätten für Keramische Kunst (The Munich Workshop for Pottery Artwork),”
Some of the Beauties of the Westerwald [1]: Very Large 19th Century Wine & Beer Jugs from the Westerwald and Regensburg.
Some of the Beauties of the Westerwald [2]: “Ring Jugs” – Really, What Are the Definitions? A Brief Discussion. New: 4-20-13
Some of the Beauties of the Westerwald [3]: The Simple Westerwald “Birnkrugs / Birnkannen” = “Pear Jugs” for Beer, Wine, Water or (oh, no) Milk! New 4-25-13
▼ ▼ ▼ MISCELLANEOUS BEER STEIN MAKERS ▼ ▼ ▼
Friedr. van Hauten’s Enameled Drinking Vessels; Many Examples of His Great Workmanship.
The V & B Mettlach No. 6. – So You Think You Have Seen Them All? Revised 6-6-14 ]
A Couple Dozen (Well, Maybe A Few More) of Well Known and Collectable “Castle Hedingham” (England) Medieval Style Pottery Drinking Vessels by E. Bingham
Rorstrand beer steins, servers, beakers, mugs, etc.
Wim Mühlendyck’s Animal Beer Steins ~~ with Others From the Tüpferhof; Westerwald; Jugenstil Style (But Newer) ; Revised 11-16 TO 20 – 2014
The Konig (König) Brewery Series of Reproductions of Early Fayence and Stoneware Beer Steins – NEW 7-27-2013
▼ ▼ ▼ AT “SMITH’S MUSEUM AND TAVERN” ▼ ▼ ▼
At “Smith’s Museum and Tavern” – A Few of the Newer Additions.
At “Smith’s Museum and Tavern” – Josephinenhütte Glass Drinking Vessels.
At “Smith’s Museum and Tavern” – “Schraubkanne / Schraubflasche”
At “Smith’s Museum and Tavern” – “The Prodigal Son’s” Beer Stein. An Interesting Bronze Version Of The Older Saxon Pewter Stein.
At “Smith’s Museum and Tavern” – Some of the “Exotic” Decorative Wall Mounts used in the Displaying of the “From Which To Drink” Collection – New 5-21-13
At “Smith’s Museum and Tavern” – For Sale; and “Wanted” For the S M & T.
▼ ▼ ▼ ARTICLES SOMEWHAT ABOUT BEER STEINS / DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
Steve on Stein’s “Ridiculist” (With Apologies to Anderson Cooper and CCN), or “How Do They Come Up With This Stuff?” – AWPD – New March 2013
The Stuff I Learn From The WWW Selling Sites, And Some Auctioneers Is Amazing ! (Sarcastic Page !) REVISED 1-28-15
Women and beer. (Yes this is a sexist page, but hopefully humorous to most!)
Risque Steins? – As With Many Things; It Is All in the Eyes of the Beholder!
Weird and crazy ‘stuff’ about steins, drinking vessels, beer and Ale drinking, and collectors.
A Tribute To a Fascinating Beer Stein Collector and His Marvelous and Unique Collection.
“How NOT to ship….beer steins and well…. almost anything!”
Beer steins and drinking vessels, using English as a second language.
What you bought, is where you were, when!
▼ ▼ ▼ KINDER MUGS / STEINS; “KINDERKRUGS” ▼ ▼ ▼
Kinder mugs / steins – Kinderkrugs [1]
Kinder mugs / steins – Kinderkrugs [2]
“Teddy’s” kinder mug, and beer stein.
Some German fairy tales on kinderkrugs. ‘SNOW WHITE’ UNDER RE-WRITE IN 2015 DUE TO WORD PRESS’S UNRELIABILITY
▼ ▼ ▼ THUMBLIFTS AND SUCH ▼ ▼ ▼
‘Heinzelmänchen’ stein thumblifts. [1] Drinking and such.
‘Heinzelmänchen’ stein thumblifts. [2] Doing other things.
Unusual stein thumblifts. [1] Prior to 1900; Simple Figures, Angels, Figures, Imperial Eagles (Adlers)
Unusual stein thumblifts. [2] About 1875 to 1920; Animals – Birds [except Eagles]
Unusual stein thumblifts. [3] About 1875 to 1920; Grotesques & Dolphins.
▼ ▼ ▼ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT STEINS AND DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
Answers to “beer stein” questions of interest. [1]
Answers to “beer stein” questions of interest. [2]
Answers to “beer stein” questions of interest. [3]
Unanswered Questions About Beer Steins and Other Drinking Vessels. (With Some Answers.)
▼ ▼ ▼ GUEST WRITERS’ ARTICLES ▼ ▼ ▼
Guest writer’s articles: “How to Catch the Collecting Virus from an Innocent Ad.” – by Doug Bandow
Guest writer’s articles: “Identification and Clarification of The Steins Shown in Mr. Bandow’s Article” – (Above ▲) by Roy DeSelms MS / SCI
Guest writer’s articles: “A Very Unusual Scandinavian Wooden Tankard.” – by John Johnson – New 5-10-13
Guest writer’s articles: “A Basket Stein, A Rather Rare Commodity.” – by Judith Ann Stuart
Guest writer’s articles: “Glass Steins with Set-On-Lids.” – by Norman Paratore [Gambrinus Beer Stein Collectors’ Club]
Guest writer’s articles: “An exercise in dating a pewter pass cup.” – by Jerry Berg
Guest writer’s articles:”The Beginnings of Ruby Glass.” – by Judy Stuart
Guest writer’s articles: “US Military Steins from ‘The Cold War’ Era” – by Norman Paratore
Guest writer’s articles: Ken’s real life story; “A Beer Stein by the Railroad Tracks.”
Guest writer’s articles: “Modern Brewery Character Steins (charted.)” – by Jerry Berg
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 1]: Comparisons of North German / South German Fayence Steins” – by William Hamer
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 2]: “Proskau Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins,” by William Hamer
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 3]: “Rheinsberg Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 4): “Hannoversch-Munden Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 5] ‘Erfurt Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 6] – Magdeburg Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer (NEW 1-30-13)
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 7] – Crailsheim (1715-1827) Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer (NEW 1-30-13)
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 8] – Schrezheim (1752-1865) Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer (NEW 6-13-13)
Guest writer’s articles: “Identifing Faience Steins [Part 9] – Bayreuth (1716-1788) Fayence (Germ.) Beer Steins” – by William Hamer (NEW 3-29-14)
Guest writer’s articles: “West End Brewing Company / Utica Club Beer Steins ” – by John Manning and Dennis Hunsicker
Guest writer’s articles: “If This Stein Could Talk” by Stan Kaslusky
Guest writer’s articles: “Dümler & Breiden, Terra Sigillata and Bowling” – by Ron Gray
Guest writer’s articles: “The Rational Behind the Making of the Monk and Devil Drinking Beer Stein,” by Igor Gofman
Guest writer’s articles: Ostrich Egg Drinking Vessels… DRAFT JAN. 2016
▼ ▼ ▼ ART WORK RELATED TO DRINKING AND DRINKING VESSELS ▼ ▼ ▼
“The sport of drinking.” [1] Various art forms.
“The sport of drinking.” [2] Various art forms, Continued; Nouveau, Still lifes.
“The sport of drinking.” [3] The monks.
“The sport of drinking.” [4] Humor / Comical / Kids / Beer ads.
▼ ▼ ▼ COMPENDIUM OF BEER STEIN AND DRINKING VESSELS TERMS AND SAYINGS ▼ ▼ ▼
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (A) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ba – Bi) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Bj – Bz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ca – Ch) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ci – Cz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Da – Di) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Dj – Dz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (E) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Fa – Fi) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Fj – Fz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (G) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ha – HB) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Hc – Hz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (I) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (J) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (K) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (L) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ma – Me) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Mj – Mz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (N) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Oa – On) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Oo – Ov) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Pa – Pi) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Pj – Pz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Q) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ra – Re) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Rf – Rz ) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Sa – Sch) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Sci – Sou) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Spa – Sz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ta – Th) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Ti – Tz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (U – V) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Wa – Wh) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (Wi – Wz) AWPD
A Small “Pictorial Compendium” of Stein Terms. (X – Z ) AWPD
▼ ▼ ▼ LINKS TO OTHER SITES AND REFERENCES ▼ ▼ ▼
Links: To more beer stein information and identification. (1) Other well researched beer stein / drinking vessels articles. Very worth reading!
Links: To more drinking vessels information and identification. (2) Organizations, stein buyers, & sellers; Pewter stein and lid repair.
Steve’s “Reference Rack” on European drinking vessels. AWPD
An interesting outlook on reference books, learning, and buying.
▼ ▼ ▼ MY WISH LISTS ▼ ▼ ▼
Not your average drinking vessel. I do wish some of these were mine. [1]
Not your average drinking vessel. I do wish some of these were mine. [2]
The Tradition Continues, Figural Handles on Drinking Mugs.
‘please note’ message AND EDITOR’S SPACING NOTE DRAFT PAGE
What do “Dodo Birds” and Ivory Steins Have In Common ?
Where do these sellers hide at night so we can’t catch them and kill them ??
Renaissance Bronze Drinking Vessels In The S. M. & T. Collection: “From Which To Drink” – DEC. 2014