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From: Ron
Remote Name: 68.231.53.22
Date: 01/21/2012
Time: 03:30:51 AM
Cindy, You are getting my comments confused with your other posts. I was speculating that your Munich Child was made by Merkelbach & Wick, based on the photos in The Munich Child Catalog in The Beer Stein Library. Incidently, three mates to your Munich Child stein, 0,1 L, 0,3 L and 0,5 L, are in the current auction catalog (02/13/12) for The Stein Auction Company. Go to the Links section and click on that to view their catalog. Look up lots 1278 & 1279. The stein with the dragon handle was probably an unfinished stein that was finished by a hobbyist. It is already painted. Doc Holiday Ceramics sells unfinished steins for hobbyists. Your Lindinwirth stein was probably made by A. J. Thewalt. The body is very similar to Thewalt 139. You didn't overpay for either stein. You should, however, acquaint yourself with the multitude of antique steins available by looking at past catalogs & prices, available books, online catalogs (I really recommend you try The Beer Stein Library as I think it is a real baragain at $25 per year and is constantly being updated.), and online articles before you get to far into steins and investing your money in a collection. A lot of collectors specialize and there are a lot choices. You can collect by manufacturer, type of stein (stoneware, porcelain, faiance, pottery, pewter, glass, ivory, etc.), theme (reservists, occupational, sports, hunting, student associations, character, etc.). You have a lot of studying ahead of you, but that is what a hobby is all about. There are a lot of books and reading material available. I have a lot more reading material than I do steins! There wasn't much information available when I started collecting. Ron