vol. 2, no. 114 the beer stein magazine june 2020

Vol. 2, No. 114 The Beer Stein Magazine June 2020

The Rarest Variant of Pioneer SteinsScheinwerferzug or

Searchlight PlatoonsBy Peter Meinlschmidt

Early German Stoneware: AltenburgBy Mike Adkins

Mettlach at the AMOCA Museum Pt. 2 - German Culture through the 19th C

By Dr. Roy C. De Selms

Six Steins Depicting the Tyrolean RebellionWith Scenes by Franz Defregger

By Bob Hurley

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As Seen on eBay...........................................by Rich Cress

Meet Master Steinologist Ron Fox.................by Joe Haedtke

A Regimental Stein with Rare Side Scenes...by Ron Hartmann

V&B at AMOCA: 19th C German Culture.....by Roy De Selms

Three of a Kind...............................................by Alain Steenbeeke

Eduard von Grützner Paintings.....................by Ron Gray

Rarest Variant of Pioneer Regimental Steinsby Peter Meinlschmidt

Six Steins Depicting the Tyrolean Revolutionby Bob Hurley

Early German Stoneware: Alternburg...........by Mike Adkins

Brewery-Related Tavern Steins.....................by Brent Laswell

Update: Billiken or Balligan?.........................by Ron Gray

Tigerbräu Brewery: A Stein Mystery...............by Rhoda Fry

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SCI 2020 Convention Update

Dear Fellow Members- I hope this finds all of you in good health. As weannounced last month on the website, we have been investigatingwhether to hold this summer’s convention in Charleston, South Carolinain view of the Covid-19 virus. After multiple emails and a telephone con-ference call between the members of the Executive Board, it was de-cided that we should attempt to cancel the event for this year assumingthat we were not going to have to pay a penalty. I am pleased to informyou that we have reached an initial agreement with the hotel that allowsus out of this year’s contract without penalty and enables us to have our2021 convention at the same hotel. The exact scheduling will follow.

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More on both will follow on the SCI website and in future editions ofProsit. Stay well and I hope to see everyone at future SCI functions.

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This is the second in a series of articlesthat will describe 19th century Germanhistory, culture and folklore, and theartists, styles and techniques of Villeroy& Boch Mettlach (VBM), using itemsfrom the Wilson Mettlach Collection atthe American Museum of Ceramic Art(AMOCA) in Pomona, CA.

The stein in figure 1 is listed in the VBMcatalogs as Lowengrins Ankunft(Lowengrin's Arrival) and depicts that

scene from the romantic, fantasy operaby Richard Wagner which is set inAntwerp between the end of the Vikingera in the 10th century and the begin-ning of the Crusades in the 11th cen-tury. Wagner wrote a number ofdramatic operas including the four-opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen(The Ring of the Nibelungs). The"Ring," as it is commonly called, isbased loosely on characters from theNorse sagas and is a Middle High Ger-man heroic epic.

Modern English, German and mostScandinavian languages are de-scended from Old Norse (the languageof the Vikings). Many cognates, wordsthat look and sound similar, are foundamong these languages. The Vikings,who lived in coastal towns and Fjordsof the Scandinavian countries, ravagedthe coastal countries and rivers ofnorthern Europe from Great Britain tothe Russia’s, from 798-1066 AD. Theyalso explored westward to Iceland,Greenland and Vinland (the northeast-ern coast of Canada) and even occu-pied the island of Sicily. The Vikings didleave some legacies of their activetimes: If you have blue eyes and/or redhair, there’s probably a little Viking lurk-ing in your past.

About the time that the Viking raidswere subsiding, the Hanseatic League(also called Hansa, an old High Ger-man word for “convoy”) was foundedby north German towns and Germanmerchant communities along the NorthSea and Baltic coasts and inland toprotect their mutual trading interests.The league dominated commercial ac-tivity in northern Europe from the 13thto the 15th century. The stein in Figure2 shows the arms of Lübeck on thefront center which was the dominantport that later traded among Hanseaticports from London in the West to Nov-gorod in the East. The stein lid inlayshows a stylized “seal” with a sailingship which was used by Hansa mem-bers and on some of their coins. (Notethe “V&B” for Villeroy & Boch on thesail.)

Well before the Vikings had ceasedraiding northern Europe, the Romanshad been advancing from the South.The Romans had much more influenceon German culture than the Vikings.They brought wine and their own drink-ing vessels called Römer (Fig. 3)named after themselves. Moreover,they brought Christianity in the form ofRoman Catholicism to all of Europe.

However, it was Charlemagne (Carl theGreat) who in the late 8th centuryunited the Franks (central Europeantribes) and established Christianity asthe official religion with his main seat ofgovernance at Aachen, travelling toFig. 1 - 6.8L #2455 - Lohengrin’s Arrival

Figure 2 - 0.5L #2012Sinnbilder der Hansa

(emblems of the Hansa)

Mettlach at the AMOCA Museum - Part 2 - German Culture through the 19th Century

By Dr. Roy C. De Selms, SCI Master Steinologist

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Rome as needed. He was King of theFranks from 768, King of the Lombardsfrom 774 and Emperor of the Romansfrom 800 until his death in 818. Figure4, VBM plaque #1048/3036 II showsthe crowning of Charlemagne by PopeLeo III.

By the 4th century the Romans had es-tablished small churches as far northas Cologne (Latin: Colonia = Colony)and in 1248 began building the CölnerDom (Cologne Cathedral), seen in Fig-ure 5 on Mettlach stein #1915. Wordsby the handle of the stein read

Wer Gott verehrt, bleibt unversehrt.Whoever worships God will remain un-harmed.

The Villeroy & Boch family at Mettlachwere Roman Catholic and helped inthe final stages of building the Cathe-dral, completed in 1880. They createda series of Pokals and beakers to sell,contributing the profits to finishing thebuilding.

In or around the year 965, Denmark of-ficially became a Christian country.Harald Bluetooth was the first of a longand unbroken line of Christian kings ofDenmark. By the tenth century, therewas a significant Christian presence inNorway.

By the 16th century the CatholicChurch was well established in all ofEurope. Martin Luther, a youngCatholic priest in Wittenberg in Saxonytraveled to the Vatican in Rome anddidn’t like some of the things he sawtranspiring. He decided to return toGermania and report his findings andsolutions in a series of 95 Theses. Afterrefusing to recant at the Diet of Worms,he was promptly excommunicated byPope Leo X. At the request of Freder-ick the Wise, Martin Luther took refugein Schloß Wartburg in Thüringen (Wart-burg Castle in Thuringia) (fig. 6) fromMay 1521 to March 1522 under a covername of Junker Jörg (Knight George).It was at this time that he translated theNew Testament from Koine (Biblical orclassical Greek) to German in just 10weeks.

The Reformation had begun, and Cen-tral Europe engaged in the devastating30 Years War (1618 to 1648). NorthernEurope embraced Protestant religions(mainly Lutheran in Germany andScandinavia) while the South remainedRoman Catholic. So if your Germanancestors were Protestant, they prob-ably came from the North, but if theywere Catholic, they probably camefrom the South.

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Figure 3 - Two Römer reflect the wine-drinking Roman influence Left, #2953, right #1194/2954

Figure 4 - Plaque #1048/3036 II

Figure 5 - 0.5L #1915Cologne Cathedral

Fig. 6 - Plaque #2361B - Wartburg Castle

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Freimaurerei (Freemasonry or Ma-sonry), fraternal organizations thattrace their origins back to the end of the14th century, regulated the qualifica-tions of stonemasons and their inter-actions with authorities and clients. Thedegrees of Freemasonry retain thethree grades of medieval craft guilds:Apprentice, Journeyman and MasterMason. Freemasonry seems to havebeen adopted in Germany in the1700’s and might have been associ-ated with the Knights Templar andRosicrucians. Both Catholic andProtestant hierarchies have expressedcritical opposition toward the Freimau-r er (Freemasons) and it is somewhatsurprising that the Catholic Villeroy &Boch families allowed production ofthis stein (Figure 7).

When Bob Wilson and I were gainingour secondary educations duringWWII, everything German was sup-pressed, including the German lan-guage, even though about 75% of theworld scientific literature was publishedin German. Likewise our vision ofknighthood and castles had to do with

England and not the Continent. Ofcourse, we know better now. The Cru-sades of a thousand years ago hadknights from all over Europe as well ascommoners, and the Knights Templarwere made up mainly of knights fromthe Franks.

The stein in Figure 8 is listed in theVBM catalogs simply as Ritter, whichliterally means “rider.” In those daysanyone riding a horse and having aweapon was considered a “Knight”.

Knights weren’t all on horseback andthose that weren’t were called Knechte,but you didn’t argue with either version.(Knecht is the cognate of knight, butthe meaning has been downgradedwith time to mean servant.) The Knechtin Figure 9a, dressed in armor and car-rying a lance with a flag and a sword,was called a Mastenknecht (knight) inolden times, but more recently Lands -knecht (soldier, mercenary). The wordson the banner of this plaque readGutes Recht sindt allzeit Knecht—Agood rule is to always (have a) soldier(employed).

The man in Figure 9b, casuallydressed and carrying a mace andshown with farming tools that could beused as weapons, was called a Land-s knecht, but more recently demoted toa bewappneten Bauer (weaponized orarmed farmer or servant). Here thewords read Trutz ohn Macht wird ver-sacht—Defiance without might will beridiculed (laughed at).

Not even an inn keeper would dareargue with Der durstige Ritter (TheThirsty Rider, or Knight) seen in Fig.10. The knight rode up to an inn after aday’s ride and pounded on the door tobe let in. When the inn keeper let himin, the knight headed straight for theBier Keller (beer cellar). While his faith-ful dog held the hapless inn keeper atbay, the knight quaffed a few drafts andthen filled a keg and rode happily offinto the moonlight.

Figure 7 - 0.5L #1819Sinnbilder der FreimaurereiEmblems of Free Masonry

Figure 8 - 0.5L #2765 - Ritter“Knight on a White Horse”

Figure 9a - Plaque #1384

Figure 9b - Plaque #1385

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Knights were usually associated withcastles and these are found all overGermany to this day. It’s even possibleto stay in some of them overnight andI’ve done just that, locating possibilitiesthru a program called Gast im Schloss(guest in a castle). Many castles are lo-cated on the Rhine River because itwas a major means of transportinggoods in medieval times, and castleswere constructed at strategic points toguard and collect tolls. Schloss Rhein-stein (Rheinstein Castle – Figure 11a)was established in about 1317 andSchloss Stolzenfels (Figure 11b) inabout 1259. The castles also served asway stops on the land routes along theRhine.

Probably the most famous castle onthe Rhine River is Schloss Heidelberg(Fig. 12) memorialized by Viktor vonScheffel in this popular song:

Alt Heidelberg du feine, du Stadt anehren Reich,am Neckar und am Rheine, kein an-dere kommt dir gleich.

Old Heidelberg you are so fine, youcity rich in honor,on the Neckar and on the Rhine,there is no other like you.

The oldest university in Germany,Ruprecht-Carls-Universität-Heidelberg,was established at Heidelberg in 1386on instruction of Pope Urban VI at therequest of Rupert I, Count Palatine ofthe Rhine, and it remains one of theworld’s oldest surviving universities. Aswith most universities of this era andcontinuing well into the 19th century,the curriculum involved only philoso-phy, theology, jurisprudence and med-icine. Since 2012 the tuition has beenfree to students both inside and out ofthe EU, with some courses in English.

Text on the stein reads:

Der Herr von RodensteinThe gentleman from Rodenstein (anotorious drinker)

Das war der Zwerg PerkeoThat was the Dwarf, Perkeo (thecourt jester)

Figure 10 - #2382 - The Thirsty Rider

Figure 11a (left) - #2195 (Rheinstein) and Figure 11b - #2196 (Stolzenfels)

Figure 12 - 0.5L #2894Left to right: Herr Rodenstein; Ruprechts-Carl-Universität-Heidelberg; Perkeo

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Figure 13 - 0.5L #280/621

In reaction to threats of outside forces,Deutscher Michel (German Michael)was adopted in the early 19th C. as thenational personification for Germany,just as his counterparts John Bull andUncle Sam symbolized the citizenry ofEngland and the United States, re-spectively. Michel is portrayed as funloving, easy going, naive and ordinary,often depicted as sleeping. But he wasalso shown to be a figure of strength,ready to strike on behalf of Germaniawhen provoked.

A Kriegspostkarte (war postcard) fromthe time of World War I makes thepoint—Michel relaxes with his pipewhile the figures of England, Franceand Russia prepare to menace him.One burst of smoke, heat and ash fromhis pipe quickly scatters them.

Der Michel schläft - doch wehe, wenn er wacht!

The (German) Michael sleeps - but watch out when (if) he awakens!

The stein in Figure 13 shows theDeutscher Michel just relaxing, but hisPhrygian Cap subtly shows his desirefor liberty and peace, along with thetext in Bavarian dialect:

Dös liabst auf der Welt is mir allweilmei Ruha,a’ guate Maas Bier und mei Pfeiferldazua!

What I love best in the world is beingleft in peace,a good stein of beer and my pipealong with it!

A club called Die Gesellschaft derDeutsche Michel (Society of the Ger-man Michael) was founded in 1892 asa place where men could go to relax,play cards, drink etc. Michel thus rep-

resents all of those diversionary pleas-ures dear to the German people: Spiel(game playing), Musik (music), Bier(beer), Gesang (song), Tanz (dance),Liebe (love) and more (Fig. 14, below).

Spiel (Game Playing)Like most cultures, the Germans havea love of games. Chess appeared inGermany in 1471 described in a Göt-tingen manuscript, but the history of

#2327/1176 #2327/1177 #2327/1178

#2327/1179 #2327/1180 #2327/1181

Figure 15 - 0.5L #2049Schach dem Könige! Check the King!Ludus Ludorum Game of Games

Figure 14 - A Set of six #2327 Beakers


chess goes back almost 15 centuries. The game originated innorthern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia. Whenthe Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslimworld and subsequently, through the Moorish conquest of Spain,spread to Southern Europe.

Germans enjoy many types of card games, having evolved fromthe 14th C. as brought in from other countries. After the unifica-tion of Germany in 1871, compromise decks were created to helpplayers from around the country who were used to different suitsymbols. The Skat Congress decks split cards diagonally withone half using the pattern of French symbols and the other halfusing the German symbols. This is not unique to Germany assimilar split decks are found in Austria, Switzerland and evenFrance.

A Turnierbild deck was created for official Skat tournaments,using the French-suited Berlin pattern but with German colors(green Spades and yellow Diamonds). The German and Frenchsuit symbols can be seen on VBM steins #1394 and #1395, re-spectively (not shown here).

The cards shown on the VBM “Card Stein” (fig. 16) resemblethose used for the game of Doppelkopf (double head), a gamevery similar to Euchre which has been played in North Americasince the early 19th century. It originated in Alsace as Jucker-spiel and was carried to the New World by German-speaking im-migrants. Some of the game’s other terms also come fromGerman.

The game being played as exemplified on this next stein (fig. 17)is Kegeln (Skittles or Nine-Pins) played with nine pins and is theGerman forerunner of American ten-pin bowling. Alle Neun! (allnine!) is like a strike in Kegeln, but the Kranz “wreath” is takingdown the eight surrounding pins and leaving the 5-pin standingin the center and it is worth more points than the strike. A typicaltext and German philosophy found on Kegeln steins is:

All’ neun und Kranz beim Kegelspiel -Wer das nicht schiebt, der schiebt nicht viel.

All nine and wreath while bowling -He who does not knock them all down, does not knock overmuch.

The old German philosophy that if you’re going to do something,you have to do it right is exemplified by the verse on this nextstein (fig. 18) called Sonntagsjäger (Sunday Hunter). When thehunter goes out once a week on Sunday, all duded out with theright outfit but returning empty-handed, it becomes apparent thatonly practice makes perfect.

Sonntag früh Wald, Jäger bald,Federstoß und Büchs, trifft aber nix.

Early Sunday (in the) woods, soon (comes) a hunter,(with) feather in hat and gun, but gets nothing.

Fig. 17 - 2.2L #2064Kegeln (Bowling)

Figure 18 - 0.5L #1909/1073Sonntagsjäger (Sunday Hunter)

Figure 16 - 0.5L #2093The Card Stein

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Musik (Music)Countless classical music pieceshave been used as backdrops in themovies, but can’t be enumeratedhere. Several German composersare depicted around the upper bodyof the Symphonia stein (Fig. 19): L.Beethoven, H. Marschner, R. Schu-mann, E. Geibel, V. von Scheffel, F.P. Schubert, W. A. Mozart and F. J.Haydn.

Many classical and non-classicalmusic compositions and songs havecome to the rest of the world fromGermany. Most of the classicalpieces came from 19th C. Germaniabefore the unification in 1871. Manyof us will recognize the classic “Wed-ding March” from the opera “Lohen-grin” by Richard Wagner. (A similarWedding March was composed atabout the same time by FelixMendelssohn for the opera “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream”.). If you’veever attended a graduation cere-

mony, you should recognize the “Acade-mic Festival Overture” by JohannesBrahms which is also an old German stu-dent song, the Latin words of which haveevolved from the 18th C. and were put tomusic by Brahms in 1880:

Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus.Post iucundam iuventutem, post molestamsenectutem, nos habebit humus.

Let us rejoice, therefore, while we areyoung.After a pleasant youth, after a troublingold age, the earth will have us.

Bier (Beer)Gambrinus is the undisputed “king of beer”and has long been the universal symbol ofbeer and brewing. It is thought that the leg-end might have arisen from a real personwho invented hopped malt beer, JanPrimus (Johan I), a 13th C. Belgian Dukeand President of the Brussels Guild ofBrewers.

Es hat ein König in Flanders gesoffen dasund dies,bis endlich er erfunden dies wahre Cere-vis.

There was a king in Flanders whodrank this and that,until finally he invented this true beer.

Of course, when we think of beer, weautomatically think of Oktoberfestand Munich, the world capitol of beerand beer drinking. This scenario iscaptured on the “Munich” stein (fig.21) with the Münchner Kindl (MunichChild), symbol of Munich on the frontcenter.

This stein was designed by OttoHupp to honor the Bavarians withviews and text:

Wer nie mit einer vollen Mass, aufeinem Münch’ner Keller sass,der weiss nicht was vor andern Volk-ern, der liebe Gott den Bayern gab.

He who never sat with a full steinin a Munich cellar,doesn’t know what, ahead of allothers, our dear God gave to theBavarians.

Gesang (Song)Singing is a world favorite pastimeand way of rejuvenating the spirit.That is reiterated in the text of thisstein (Fig. 22), the second Mettlachstein acquired by Bob Wilson.

Wo man singt, da lass dich nieder.Böse Menschen haben keine Lieder.

Where there is singing, join in.Bad people have no songs.

Figure 20 - 0.5L #2027Gambrinus, King of Beer

Figure 19 - 5.5L #2126Symphonia

Figure 21 - 1.0L #2002Munich


Figure 24 - 0.5L #2009The First Kiss

Figure 25 - 0.5L 1909/1042Haus Schlüssel (House Key)

Figure 23 - 4.1L #2085Tanz (Dance)

Figure 22 - 0.5L #2097Musik/Music

Many of our popular and religious relatedsongs have come from 19th C. Germany,including Silent Night, Oh Christmas Tree,The Little Drummer Boy and more.

Tanz (Dance)Dance has been practiced by all civiliza-tions since the beginning of history. It hasit’s roots in religious practices, ceremonialrites, and socializing. This stein (Fig. 23)shows mostly peasant type dancing andwho hasn’t heard of the Schuplattler danceof Bavaria and the Tyrol?

Liebe (Love)The stein in Figure 24 is based upon thescene of the “first kiss” of Werner and Mar-garetha from the poem, “der Trompeter vonSäckingen” (The Trumpeter of Saeckin-gen), written in 1853 by Josef Viktor vonScheffel. The poem tells the story of a loveaffair between a trumpeter, Werner, whodelivers mail to a castle and the Baron’sdaughter, Margaretha. This was a time ofsocial revolution in Germania and thepoem tells the story of unrequited lovefalling victim to social class distinctions.

Und sie flog in seine Arme und sie hing anseinen Lippenund es flammte drauf der erste, schwere,süsse Kuss der Liebe.

And she flew into his arms and shehung on his lipsand it inflamed the first, heavy, sweetkiss of love.

Love sometimes leads to marriage.When the first intense feelings of loveseem to temper down, some men havebeen known to wander. Some wivesare accommodating and allow theirmen a little freedom as shown on thisstein (fig. 25).

Zankt auch mein Engel noch so sehr,gibt sie abends mir den Schlüssel her.

No matter how much my angelfusses,she will give me the house key atnight

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So where does the released husbandgo? He heads straight for hisStammtisch (favorite table for croniesto meet) at the local Kneip (Club orTavern) found in almost all towns inGermany (Fig. 26).

Je schöner die Kneip, desto schlimmerfür’s Weib;je schlimmer das Weib, um so schönerdie Kneip.

The more appealing the tavern, theworse for the wife;the worse the wife, the more ap-pealing the tavern

Some wives are never accommodatingand show no mercy. That’s the way itis shown on this stein (fig. 27) calledPantoffel in der Ehe (Slipper in theMarriage). The slipper can be seen be-tween the couple on the front of thestein and also on the lid with the text:“Ewig dein” (forever thine) and “Ewigmein” (forever mine). The feminine slip-per represents the woman’s primarymeans of maintaining her dominancein the marriage. It’s a common themein German lore. Note the symbolism ofthe chains and the babies.

Both the husband and the wife con-tribute to the text on this stein:

Er: Ich bin der Mann; das Hauptling!He: I am the husband; the head!

Sie: Ich bin die Frau; ich weiß dasHaupt zu drehen!!

She: I am the wife; I know how toturn heads!!

Figure 26 - 0.5L #2090The Club Stein Figure 27 - 0.5L #2050

Pantoffel in der EheSlipper in the Marriage

Actually women have a long history oftaking part in activities with their menas shown on the plaque in Figure 28.Take note that the woman here is stillwearing a long flowing skirt which ismore suited to riding side saddle andleaves her somewhat at a disadvan-tage to her male counterpart. There areother reasons for the side saddle forwomen and we’ll just leave it as makingit more lady-like.

Figure 28 - Plaque #2041Couple Riding Horseback

Figure 29 - 0.5L #2808Woman Bowling


The stein in Figure 29 shows twowomen bowling, but they’re still wear-ing long flowing skirts and it looks likethe men in the background are givinginstructions. The women here are notquite independent yet, but let’s proceedwith this theme.

This next stein (Fig. 30) shows womenprogressing subtly in society at the turnof the last century. The woman skier isskiing by herself and being admired bymale skiers waiting for the chair lift inthe background. The lid inlay suggeststhat she might have a beer by herselfor join in group libations in the ski lodgeaprès skiing. However, she’s still wear-ing a long flowing skirt which could be

a little risqué when the wind blows theother way.

Figure 31 provides another show ofprogress for women in sports and so-ciety. A verse on the body of the steinreads:

Durch Land u, Stadt, durch Wald u.Feld,All Heil! dem Rad, gehört die Welt!

Thru country and city, thru forestand field,health to all! The bicycle belongs tothe world!

The woman is depicted with herwoman’s bicycle and in what might becalled “bloomers” (fig. 31). It’s still along way to miniskirts, skinny jeans andbikinis, but it is progress. Note that thewoman’s bicycle can still accommo-date long flowing skirts and evenbloomers. It’s somewhat enigmatic thatthis style of bicycle is still in use over100 years later, at a time when mostwomen cycling are wearing pants oreven bathing suits, but not long flowingskirts.

On a somewhat more serious side, thetime around the turn of the last centuryhas shown women coming to the foreand gaining independence and votingrights, prominent positions in businessmanagement, politics and the mainwork force. The words on this stein pro-claim the sentiment that this will be allgood for the world.

All Heil!! (Health to all!!)

The Reading area of the SCI websitecontains links to three useful sourcesfor translating expressions and verseswhich appear on steins:• Translations Illustrated• Les Hopper’s 1,001 German Trans-

lations• The Beer Stein Library, now hosted

by AMOCA

Anna Sanchez, Collections Manager atAMOCA, deserves special thanks forphotographs of items from the Bob Wil-son Mettlach Collection.

Figure 30 - 0.5L #3282Woman Skiing

Figure 31 - 0.5L #2635Woman with Bicycle

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