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From: Frank
Remote Name: 32.101.173.145
Date: 09/05/2003
Time: 06:33:59 AM
From the Beer Stein Library
Militia Marching Band
Catalog No. 457
Pottery; relief; 1.0L or 0.5L; pewter lid. Produced in both full-color and with monochrome figures.
Text: “Nur immer langsam voran, immer langsam voran! Daß der Krähwinkler Landsturm nach kommen kann!”
Proceed slowly, slowly! Then the Krähwinkel militia can follow!)
This stein makes reference to the Krähwinkler Landsturm, local militia in the fictional town of Krähwinkel, from a comic play by August van Kotzebue (1761-1819) about the German Provinces.
Matches Merkelbach & Wick mold number 2137.
Price Ranges 1.0L full-color: $225-$300 1.0L monochrome: $150-$200 0.5L full-color: $175-$225 0.5L monochrome: $100-$150