Here are some pics of my great grandfather's beer stein. Can anyone tell me more about it? Anything unique?

These are clickable thumbnail pics.

Thanks,

Jim

very nice stein...hope it still get used some...thanx for showing it to us...your SteiMeister...Roland.

Hi Roland,

Thanks for the reply. No, unfortunately it doesn't get used. It is sitting on my parent's fireplace mantle. It was "given" to me as a Christmas gift, but I don't actually "get" it until my mom passes... nice thought, huh! That's what she told me.

Anyway, can you tell me anything about it?

Jim

it is of course a 1/2liter stein made before the turn of the century (1900) that is...after that the German government required that it have "Germany" on the bottom...do not confuse that with "W.Germany" which of course only happend after 1945. It is made of pottery clay not of porcelain like the regimental reservist stein(some of those the naval reservisten steins are also made of pottery)...I have never seen a Hamburg stein...but I am sure they are plentyful in that area of Germany...since my family is from the Nürnberg area of Germany, so most of my experience has been with Steins from that part of the country...and of course the Steins I normaly collect are the Military Reservisten Stein like you see on some of the other entries here...your does say "Greeting from Hamburg" and is they typical Stein that many German cities had made. Hope this helps...Roland.

I do not want to give an estimated price...the only accurate way to find that out is by putting it in an auction...but I would guess...guess only,very important...between $120.00-150.00.

Hi Roland, produced by Marzi & Remy?

Hello Johann...yes I belief that is the maker mark...I wasnt sure, thats why I didnt say that...but I think that is the mark...Roland.

Thanks guys. I appreciate your information. Thank you also for the approximate price, but I am not looking to sell the stein. It is worth much more than that to me!

Jim

I assumed all along...maybe wrongly soo...one picture depicts the bride of the river Elbe...one is of the Town Hall etc...maybe that will help...Roland.

after that the German government required that it have "Germany" on the bottom...

The Germany 'wording' was not required by Germany but by the US "Marking Law" of 1891.
This requires the country of origin to be clearly marked on a large number of items specifically made for importation into the US -- including ceramics.

That law is the same reason you saw toys and knock-offs that used to say 'Made in Japan' and that the knives you may use in a restaurant today say ‘China’, or ‘Japan’ or ‘Korea’ stamped on the blade.

It was just easier for the individuals involved in stein manufacturing to mark large numbers of steins as such whether they were destined for US shipment or not.

I have seen two clearly original Imperial Regimental steins marked that way but have never seen a Third Reich stein marked as such.