Stein Collectors International
 
~ Ihr möget für der loben ~
 
In other words you can have the water and the wine, but just leave the beer to me. The stein appears to be pottery with the logo of Merkelbach & Wick, ca. 1900.
 
Ihr möget für der loben,
das Wasser und den Wein,
den Bier stoft' zu erproben,
soll meine Freude sein.
You wished to praise
the water and the wine,
(but) to probe the beer material
shall be my joy.
 
 
Translation: Roy De Selms
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