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From: Jennifer
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I have 2 steins, and I know I need to post pictures of them. I plan to do that (no digital camera, so will take a while), but in the meantime I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about them.
They are small (just under 6" and hold 1/3 liter) gray stoneware with raised pictures and blue backgrounds, no lids. They each have 3 things stamped on the bottom. One is "Made in Germany," another is a picture of a castle I believe. My husband thought it looked like Heidelberg. Under the castle it looks like it reads "Alt-Grenzan 1894". I saw something on ebay that said Alt-Grenzah, though, so it might be that; it's hard to tell. The last imprint is the triangle with the line through it and the T in it (no dot above T) and underneath it says "Original Thewalt". One of the mugs also has a navy blue and gold sticker that has the triangle and T and says "Original".
One mug's picture is of four gentleman standing around a lady, possibly asking her to dance?? They're on a wood floor and the gent in the foreground appears to be doing a jig. The lady and 3 of the gents are wearing hats, one is smoking a pipe. On the back on an arched ribbon that spans through the handle it reads "Ein Frohlich Herz Heilt Allen Schmerz", which I understand means "A joyful heart heals all pain", yes?
The other picture is an outdoor dancing scene. On one end a seated child plays a clarinet and seated man plays a fiddle. Then there are 3 children dancing, then a man and woman dancing together with a dog at their feet between them, and then there's a woman holding an infant and there are a rooster, chicken and 3 chicks on the ground in front of them.
Both of the steins are in mint condition. Any information would be much appreciated.