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From: Ken S.
Remote Name: 96.251.122.150
Date: 01/04/2011
Time: 10:55:20 PM
Hi Ron, here is the info on what Herr Thewalt said about the two steins in question from the previous show and tell post and attached pics: --> Hello Ken Stroud, thanks for your quick reply. I am indeed impressed from the two historical Thewalt steins, but for this line of steins no special name came up to me in the archives of our company.I'm sorry. Practically it was a test more or less to copy the Wedgwood practice. Light blue or green for the background colors were used in the years before WWI by reason, that cobalt oxide for the dark blue color in that time was a critical item in the market and extremely expensive, because it was needed as an alloying addition for special weapon steels. The pictures on the steins originally are painted by Franz von Defregger, a famous Tyrolese artist 1835 - 1921 and molded by our former sculptor Wilhelm Kamp, the # 221 about 1902 and the # 352 about 1904. So far my knowledge. Thanks and best regards Albert J.Thewalt http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww250/ken960/beersteins/