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From: Walt Vogdes
Remote Name: 24.113.108.29
All four glass steins are clear, blown, and faceted and have an applied handle, star-cut base and porcelain enameled inlaid lid. They are all student-related, although not decorated like most student steins.
Glass stein #1 The enameled inlay displays a student Wappen, or coat of arms. The arms appear to be from Corps Delta of Aachen, although they are quite a bit different from those shown in reference (but the distinctive Zirkel is the same). The inscription indicates the stein was presented by I. Ibels to A. Schmidt (known as “Schmeo”) in remembrance of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the fraternity (1871-1896).
Glass stein #2 The enameled inlay shows a coat-of-arms, including supporters, which appear to be for a noble family (unidentified). The inscription indicates that the stein was presented by a Count of Lippe to the crown prince of Ratibor in fond remembrance of the summer semester of 1881 at Georg-Augusts-Universität in Göttingen (“S. 18 GA 81 S.”). The count was a past Senior (president) of thesociety (“(x)”), while the crown prince was a Conkneipant, a non-member who was a welcome regular at the fraternity’s drinking bouts.
Glass stein #3 The enameled inlay shows a coat-of-arms, again with the appearance of being for a noble family. The inscription indicates it was dedicated from a baron (Freiherr) of Seher-Toss to the crown prince of Ratibor in remembrance of the winter semester of 1879-80.
Glass stein #4 The enameled inlay shows the coat of arms of the Corps Saxonia Göttingen. The inscription is the same as on stein #3. The Zirkels shown in the Wappen and also in the inscription match the Zirkels in the inscriptions on steins #2 and #3.
Ratibor was a town in the Prussian province of Silesia before becoming part of Poland following World War II. I have not been successful in identifying Seher-Toss, but it appears to be a town in that same area.