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From: John
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Mettlach like many other maufacturers made and sold blank bodies to other companies that only decorated and applied the pewter. We call these companies finishing shops. Quite often the manufacturer would mark the steins with the mark of the finishing shop rather than their own. It can sometimes be confusing, but it is a part of stein collecting that you will encounter more often the longer you collect.